Fulton County Courthouse (New York)
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Fulton County Courthouse, originally known as Tryon County Courthouse
, is a historic courthouse
building located at Johnstown
in Fulton County, New York
. It was built in 1772–1773 and is a Late Georgian
style public building. It is a -story brick structure, five bays wide and three bays deep. It features a bellcast gable roof with a cupola
dating to the late 18th or early 19th century. Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet
(1715–1774) contributed £500 toward the construction of the building. It is the oldest existing Court House in the State of New York and one of the oldest in the Nation still being used as a Court House today.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1972.
Tryon County, New York
Tryon County, New York was a county in the colonial Province of New York in the British American colonies. It was created from Albany County on March 24, 1772. It was named for William Tryon, the last provincial governor of New York. Its boundaries extended far further than any current county...
, is a historic courthouse
Courthouse
A courthouse 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 speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply...
building located at Johnstown
Johnstown (city), New York
Johnstown is a city and the county seat of Fulton County in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 Census, the city had population of 8,511. Recent estimates put the figure closer to 8,100. The city was named by its founder, Sir William Johnson after his son John Johnson...
in Fulton County, New York
Fulton County, New York
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,531. Its name is in honor of Robert Fulton, who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat...
. It was built in 1772–1773 and is a Late Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
style public building. It is a -story brick structure, five bays wide and three bays deep. It features a bellcast gable roof with a cupola
Cupola
In architecture, a cupola is a small, most-often dome-like, structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air, it usually crowns a larger roof or dome....
dating to the late 18th or early 19th century. Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet
Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet
Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet was an Anglo-Irish official of the British Empire. As a young man, Johnson came to the Province of New York to manage an estate purchased by his uncle, Admiral Peter Warren, which was located amidst the Mohawk, one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois League...
(1715–1774) contributed £500 toward the construction of the building. It is the oldest existing Court House in the State of New York and one of the oldest in the Nation still being used as a Court House today.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1972.
External links
- Old Courthouse, North William Street, Johnstown, Fulton, NY: 3 photos, 2 data pages, and supplemental material at Historic American Building Survey
- Fulton County Court House, The Historical Society of the Courts of the State of New York