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Second Tompkins County Courthouse, also known as Old Courthouse, is a historic
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 ...
located at 121 E. Court Street in
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in
Tompkins County, New York Tompkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 105,740. The county seat is Ithaca. The name is in honor of Daniel D. Tompkins, who served as Governor of New York and Vice President ...
. It is the oldest building still standing in the county. It is a two-story, 57 feet by 75 feet rectangular building with a three-story tower. The building is built of red brick, covered with stucco, over a stone foundation. The tower contains a belfry with a pointed arch opening on each of the four sides. It was built in 1854 and has a notable open timber roof.''See also:'' It was listed on 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 v ...
in 1971. The Tompkins County Legislature meets in the building and calls it the Governor Daniel D. Tompkins Building.


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De Witt Park Historic District De Witt Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York. The district consists of 45 contributing buildings, one contributing site (De Witt Park, known as Town Square until 1869), and three ...


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* Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Historic American Buildings Survey in New York (state) County courthouses in New York (state) Government buildings completed in 1854 Buildings and structures in Ithaca, New York National Register of Historic Places in Tompkins County, New York 1854 establishments in New York (state) {{TompkinsCountyNY-NRHP-stub