|  | Luzerne County Courthouse
North River & West North Streets
Wilkes-Barre PA United States
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| Status: | | | Construction Dates | | Finished | 1909 | | Floor Count | 4 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - courthouse | | Structural Types | | - lowrise | | - dome |
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Description
Facts
- The Luzerne County Courthouse was designed in a Neo-Renaissance Beaux-Arts style.
- Faced in limestone, it is cruciform in plan with Corinthian porticos on three sides. Surmounting the structure is a large dome surrounded by four minor ones.
- The interior is finished in marble, with mosaics and murals telling the story of local history. A marble staircase leads from the rotunda to the second floor.
- The subject of great controversy during its design and construction, the building was originally planned to be built in the Public Square.
- It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Architect: McCormick & French
Architect: Frederick J. Osterling
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