The Burlington County Courthouse is located in
Mount Holly, the
county seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US st ...
of
Burlington County, New Jersey
Burlington County is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The county is the largest by area in New Jersey. Its county seat is Mount Holly. , U.S., which itself is coterminous with the
3rd vicinage.
The historic courthouse continues to handle judicial proceedings.
The building was constructed in 1796 under the direction of Michael Rush.
Its architect, Samuel Lewis, designed the building as a virtual identical twin of
Congress Hall and
Old City Hall Old City Hall may refer to:
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, the buildings flanking
Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The courthouse bell, removed and installed from an earlier courthouse, rang for independence in 1776.
It is a
contributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distri ...
to the
Mount Holly Historic District
Mount Holly is a township that is the county seat of Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an eastern suburb of Philadelphia, the nation's sixth largest city as of 2020, As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township's population ...
, listed on the
New Jersey Register of Historic Places (#842) and
National Register of Historic Places
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(#73001084) in 1973.
and has been documented by the
Historic American Buildings Survey
Heritage Documentation Programs (HDP) is a division of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) responsible for administering the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscapes ...
(HABS NJ-27).
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See also
*List of the oldest courthouses in the United States
Below is a list of the oldest extant courthouses in the United States.
Active
Former courthouses
The following other old courthouses still standing today exist as museums, for other government functions, or are now privately owned facilities.
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* County courthouses in New Jersey
* Federal courthouses in New Jersey
*Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex The Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex is located in Trenton, the capital of the State of New Jersey. It is home to the New Jersey Supreme Court and other judicial and executive departments. Named in honor of Richard J. Hughes, a former Governor a ...
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References
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County courthouses in New Jersey
Government buildings completed in 1796
Federal architecture in New Jersey
Mount Holly, New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Burlington County, New Jersey
1796 establishments in New Jersey
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
Buildings and structures in Burlington County, New Jersey
Historic district contributing properties in New Jersey