Cumberland County Courthouse (New Jersey)
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The Cumberland County Courthouse is the historic traditional courthouse for
Cumberland County, New Jersey Cumberland County is a coastal county located on the Delaware Bay in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 154,152, making it the 16th-largest of the state's 21 counties. Its county seat is Bridg ...
, located in 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 Bridgeton in the 15th vicinage. It was designed by Watson & Huckel and built in 1909. 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 Bridgeton Historic District listed in 1982 on the
New Jersey Register of Historic Places The New Jersey Register of Historic Places is the official list of historic resources of local, state, and national interest in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The program is administered by the New Jersey's state historic preservation office within ...
(#1020) and the
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(#82001043). Funding for its restoration has been partially provided by the
New Jersey Historic Trust The New Jersey Historic Trust was created by the State of New Jersey in 1967 to preserve New Jersey's historic resources. The Historic Trust's executive director is Dorothy P. Guzzo. Funding programs available through the New Jersey Historic Tru ...
.


See also

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County courthouses in New Jersey There are List of counties in New Jersey, 21 counties in the state of New Jersey. The New Jersey Superior Court subsumed and replaced the New Jersey County Courts, which were abolished in 1978. The Superior Court has New Jersey Superior Court#Org ...
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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 ...
* Federal courthouses in New Jersey *
National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, New Jersey National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...


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{{New Jersey County courthouses in New Jersey Bridgeton, New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Burlington County, New Jersey 1909 establishments in New Jersey Government buildings completed in 1909 New Jersey Register of Historic Places Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Buildings and structures in Cumberland County, New Jersey Historic district contributing properties in New Jersey Clock towers in New Jersey