Chittenden County Superior Courthouse
Description and history
The Chittenden County Superior Courthouse stands in downtown Burlington, at the southeast corner of Church and Main Streets. It is a large three-story masonry structure, its exterior finished in marble and dressed granite. The principal facade faces Main Street, and is five bays wide. The ground floor appears as a basement level, with large blocks of marble in horizontal bands and stylized arching over the window openings. The second and third floors, which are in a U shape opening to the south, have windows (tall on the second floor, short on the third) articulated by paired Ionic columns. The building is crowned by an entablature, dentillated cornice, and low balustrade.
The federal government built this facility in 1906, which is one of the state's finest examples of Beaux-Arts architecture. Until 1972 it served as a post office, custom house and federal courthouse. From 1963 until 1972 as the Smith-Goldberg Army Reserve Center) and remained in the Federal inventory. In 1972 The Treasury Department declared the building surplus, and it was acquired by in 1974 by Chittenden County. It presently houses the Chittenden County Superior Court and other judicial functions.
Gallery
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The previous U. S. Custom House, front on Church Street, Burlington, Vermont (1901)
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The western facade in 2013
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ ""Smith Goldberg, U.S. Army Reserve Center Designation Report"". Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ Chester Liebs (1972). "NRHP nomination for U.S. Post Office and Custom House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 26, 2016. with photos from 1972
External links
- Historic Federal Courthouses page from the Federal Judicial Center