The Union County Courthouse is the county courthouse for

Union County, New Jersey Union County is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 575,345, making it the seventh-most populous of New Jersey's 21 counties. Its county seat is Elizabeth.

located in the

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. The 17 story, tall

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, completed in 1931, is the tallest in the city. It is a

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to the Mid-Town Historic District. The courthouse building with 17-story tower was designed by the architect Oakley and Son and completed in 1931. The courthouse complex includes a 3-story portion, a 7-story annex building, built in 1927 a 5-story annex building, built in 1964 and an 8-story courtroom building, built in 1932. As of May, 2015,

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s had been nesting on the courthouse.

Earlier building

An earlier courthouse building was designed by the architects Ackerman and Ross. In May 1905, according to one newspaper, "The work of engraving two tablets at the marble entrance to the new courthouse is in progress. The tablet on the right will read 'Union County Courthouse Commenced February 1903; Completed April 1905...Architects, Ackerman & Ross..."''The Courier-News'' (Bridgewater, New Jersey), May 4, 1905, page 2.

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Earlier building

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