Hamilton County Courthouse Complex is a historic courthouse complex located at Lake Pleasant in Hamilton County, New York, United States. The complex consists of three buildings: an 1848

Greek Revival The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but a ...

style stone jail with 1940 stone addition, the 1929 brick courthouse, and county clerk's office building, also built in 1929. The

Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the archit ...

style buildings replaced the original 1843 wood-frame courthouse and clerk's office. ''See also:'' It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1992.

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Hamilton County NY Jail Aug 10.jpg, Jail building, August 2010

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County courthouses in New York (state) Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Buildings and structures in Hamilton County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Hamilton County, New York New York State Register of Historic Places in Hamilton County {{HamiltonCountyNY-NRHP-stub