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Lackawanna County Courthouse is a historic
File:George Washington statue in Scranton, PA IMG 1536.JPG, Washington Monument
File:Scranton, Pennsylvania (4111290499).jpg, Kosciuszko Monument
File:Scranton, Pennsylvania (4111291187).jpg, General Philip H. Sheridan Monument
File:Scranton, Pennsylvania (4111289457).jpg, Christopher Columbus Monument
File:Lackawanna County Courthouse 010.jpg, Lackawana County Soldiers and Sailors Monument
The monument to John Mitchell (1870–1919) was erected in 1924. It consists of a granite monolith with a niche, enclosing a bronze statue of Mitchell. ''Note:'' This includes
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania website
{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania County courthouses in Pennsylvania Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Romanesque Revival architecture in Pennsylvania Government buildings completed in 1924 Government buildings completed in 1884 Buildings and structures in Scranton, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
courthouse
A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-spe ...
building located in Scranton, Lackawanna County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Courthouse
The courthouse was built in 1884, and is a 3 1/2-story rectangular masonry building, with a raised basement, in the Romanesque Revival-style. It was enlarged in 1896, with the addition of a third story and reconstruction of the roof to add a number of eclectic design elements. The building measures approximately . It features a five-story clock tower. A courthouse wing was built in 1964. The courthouse was the site of the first session of the 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. Along with the monument to John Mitchell, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.John Mitchell Monument
The monument to John Mitchell (1870–1919) was erected in 1924. It consists of a granite monolith with a niche, enclosing a bronze statue of Mitchell. ''Note:'' This includes
See also
* List of state and county courthouses in PennsylvaniaReferences
External links
*Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania website
{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania County courthouses in Pennsylvania Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Romanesque Revival architecture in Pennsylvania Government buildings completed in 1924 Government buildings completed in 1884 Buildings and structures in Scranton, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania