Atlantic County Courthouse
Atlantic County Courthouse | |
Mays Landing Historic District (ID90001245[1] ) | |
| Designated CP | August 23, 1990 |
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The historic 1838 Atlantic County Courthouse is located at 5901 Main Street in Mays Landing, the county seat of Atlantic County, in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, United States.
History and description
The courthouse was built shortly after the county was created in 1837. The building was originally constructed in 1838 and expanded over the years.
Current courthouses
The historic courthouse complex has been superseded by the Atlantic County Criminal Courts Complex (1978) in Mays Landing (39°26′18″N 74°41′28″W / 39.4383°N 74.6912°W) and the Atlantic County Civil Courts Complex in Atlantic City (39°21′50″N 74°25′36″W / 39.3640°N 74.4266°W),[6] which are part of the 1st vicinage.[7]
See also
- List of county courthouses in New Jersey
- Federal courthouses in New Jersey
- Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex
References
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#90001245)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Lee, Michelle (September 1, 2010). "County complex in Mays Landing will have different look by year's end". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ "New Jersey Atlantic". Courthouse History. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "Atlantic County". library.princeton.edu.
- ^ Thompson, Priscilla M. (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mays Landing Historic District". National Park Service.
- ^ "New Jersey Courts Atlantic/Cape May". State of New Jersey Department of Judiciary. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "Vicinage". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
External links
Media related to Atlantic County Courthouse at Wikimedia Commons- "Atlantic County Court House". The Historical Marker Database.
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