Old Union County Courthouse (New Berlin, Pennsylvania)
The Old Union County Courthouse is an historic, American courthouse that is located at Vine and Market Streets in New Berlin, Union County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
History and architectural features
Built in 1815 and renovated between 1855 and 1857 in order to convert the building to a schoolhouse, it was used as a school until 1952, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, brick building that is three bays wide and four bays deep with a gable roof. The roof features a center cupola.
It now houses the New Berlin Heritage Museum, also known as the New Berlin Post Office and the Courthouse Museum. The museum is open by appointment and on New Berlin Day, a street festival held each year at the end of August.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.