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Hamilton County Courthouse Complex

Hamilton County Courthouse Complex is a historic courthouse complex located at Lake Pleasant in Hamilton County, New York, United States. The complex consists of three buildings: an 1848 Greek Revival style stone jail with 1940 stone addition, the 1929 brick courthouse, and county clerk's office building, also built in 1929. The jail is considered a rare example of its type from before the Civil War. The Colonial Revival style buildings added in 1929 feature large porticos and cupolas and replaced the original 1843 wood-frame courthouse and clerk's office.

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Hamilton County Courthouse Complex.
Hamilton County Courthouse and Clerks Office, August 2010
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LocationJct. of NY 8 and S. Shore Rd., Lake Pleasant, New York
Coordinates43°28′13″N 74°24′45″W / 43.47028°N 74.41250°W / 43.47028; -74.41250
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1848, 1929
ArchitectMoffitt, Josiah; Et al.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.920012801
NYSRHP No.04106.000011
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 24, 1992
Designated NYSRHPAugust 5, 1992

Hamilton County Courthouse Complex is a historic courthouse complex located at Lake Pleasant in Hamilton County, New York, United States. The complex consists of three buildings: an 1848 Greek Revival style stone jail with 1940 stone addition, the 1929 brick courthouse, and county clerk's office building, also built in 1929. The jail is considered a rare example of its type from before the Civil War.2 The Colonial Revival style buildings added in 1929 feature large porticos and cupolas2 and replaced the original 1843 wood-frame courthouse and clerk's office.3

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.1

  • Jail building, August 2010
    Jail building, August 2010
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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Longstreth, Richard (2017). A Guide to Architecture in the Adirondacks. Keeseville, New York: Adirondack Architectural Heritage. p. 107. ISBN 9780967038858.
  3. Linda M. Garofalini (July 1992). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Hamilton County Courthouse Complex. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 1, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)