Dutchess County Court House
| Dutchess County Court House | |||
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| National Register of Historic Places | |||
 The courthouse in 2007 |
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| location | Poughkeepsie , Dutchess County , New York | ||
| Coordinates | 41 ° 42 '14 " N , 73 ° 55' 46" W | ||
| Built | 1903 | ||
| architect | William J. Beardsley | ||
| Architectural style | Neoclassicism | ||
| NRHP number | 82001130 | ||
| The NRHP added | 1982 | ||
The Dutchess County Courthouse at 10 Market Street in the center of Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County , New York State is the third courthouse to stand at this point.
The first construction was decided by the provincial assembly in 1717 and implemented in 1720. In 1788 - during the period in which Paughkeepsie was the capital of the state - the New York Assembly met to consider the ratification of the United States Constitution. The building was destroyed by fire in 1806. Three years later, New York City legislature allocated funds for a new building that lasted nearly a century. In addition to the court, was an early user of the building Matthew Vassar , who later became the founder of Vassar College , the one in the basement saloon and a restaurant for oyster business.
This structure was replaced by the current building in 1903. The construction cost half a million US dollars (1903) and shortly before the end of the year construction was opened for use. The neoclassical design was made by local architect William J. Beardsley. It is a building with a red brick facade and Palladian windows in the yokes of the second and fifth floors, each crowned by stucco structures . Due to a provision of the original property transfer agreement for the property, one of the detention cells of the original courthouse from 1720 in the basement of this building or possible new buildings at a later date must be preserved.
Various additions were made to the building under the supervision of Charles Cooke, who designed the nearby Poughkeepsie Journal Building . The cornice is the only element of the house that has noticeably changed on the facade from the original design. It is now joined to the building of the former Poughkeepsie Trust Company , which is directly east of Main Street and houses the District Attorney's offices.
The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Today it houses the offices of the judges and their staff as well as the courtrooms. Most of the court's subordinate functions, such as the land registry, were relocated to an extension that was built in the 1960s.
Individual evidence
- ^ 9th Judicial District, Dutchess County . 2004. Retrieved January 9, 2008.
- ↑ a b Townley Sharp: National Register of Historic Places nomination, Dutchess County Court House ( English ) August 7, 1980. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Information: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
