Broome County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at

Binghamton Binghamton () is a city in the U.S. state of New York, and serves as the county seat of Broome County. Surrounded by rolling hills, it lies in the state's Southern Tier region near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the conflue ...

in Broome County, New York. It is a massive -story structure, built on a raised foundation, in the form of a

Latin Cross A Latin cross or ''crux immissa'' is a type of cross in which the vertical beam sticks above the crossbeam, with the three upper arms either equally long or with the vertical topmost arm shorter than the two horizontal arms, and always with a mu ...

and topped with an elegant copper dome. Originally constructed in 1897–1898 in a "T" shape, the south wing was added in 1916–1917 to form the cross. It was designed by noted New York State architect

Isaac G. Perry Isaac Gale Perry (1822–1904), was a prolific New York State architect and builder. His works include New York State Inebriate Asylum, Monday Afternoon Club, Phelps Mansion and the First National Bank of Oxford. Life and career Bo ...

. ''See also:'' The courthouse is located within the boundaries of the Court Street Historic District. It was listed on the

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in 1973.

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County courthouses in New York (state) Buildings and structures in Binghamton, New York History of Broome County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Broome County, New York Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Historic American Buildings Survey in New York (state) Government buildings completed in 1898 Clock towers in New York (state) {{BroomeCountyNY-NRHP-stub