The Susquehanna County Courthouse Complex, also known as Susquehanna County Courthouse & Jail, is a historic

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complex located at Montrose,

Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Susquehanna County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,434 Its county seat is Montrose. The county was created on February 21, 1810, from part ...

. The complex consists of four contributing buildings, one contributing site (the Town Green), and four contributing objects (an 1887

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memorial, a 1915 monument to Galusha A. Grow (1822-1903), an early surveyor's marker, and a 1930s Veterans' memorial). The complex is located on a four-acre plot that was donated to Montrose for public use in 1853. The original section of the courthouse was built in 1854-1855, and is a three bay by seven bay, two-story brick structure in the

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style. It features a pedimented

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with fluted

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columns and five bay

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at the first level. It has a shallow gable roof topped by an octagonal

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. The building has been expanded five times; in 1883, 1902, 1950, 1954, and 1982. The original jail was built in 1853, with a brick addition made in 1973. It is a two-story, rectangular stone structure now known as the Susquehanna County Courthouse Annex. Appended to the Annex is a two-story brick building built in 1925, and originally a part of a now demolished school. The Jail of 1867-1868 is a three-story, stone building measuring 48 feet by 64 feet, and topped by a distinctive cupola. It has a red brick extension with stone trim and flat-topped and rounded windows. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

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in 1996.

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File:Jail of 1867-1868 Susquehanna County Courthouse Complex Montrose PA Aug 09.jpg, Jail of 1867-1868, August 2009 File:Civil War memorial Susquehanna County Courthouse Complex Montrose PA Aug 09.jpg, Civil War memorial, August 2009 File:Monument to Galusha A. Grow Susquehanna County Courthouse Complex Montrose PA Aug 09.jpg, Monument to Galusha A. Grow, August 2009 File:Early surveyor's marker Susquehanna County Courthouse Complex Montrose PA Aug 09.jpg, Early surveyor's marker, August 2009

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