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Oswego County Courthouse
Photo: Calvin Beale, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Oswego County Courthouse

On the National Register since 200026 years
Early Renaissance RevivalListed 2000Oswego
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About Oswego County Courthouse

Oswego County Courthouse, at East Bridge St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 7, 2000. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCounty courthouse in New York, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 30 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

East Bridge St., Oswego · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Oswego County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Oswego City LibraryCastellated · next door
  3. 3Hamilton and Rhoda Littlefield HouseBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Richardson-Bates HouseItalianate · next door
  5. 5John B. and Lydia Edwards HouseBuilding · next door
Around it

17 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DWashington Square Historic DistrictFederal0.1 miBStandard Yarn Company BuildingBuilding0.2 miBMarket HouseBuilding0.2 miBOswego ArmoryBuilding0.3 miBU.S. CustomhouseNeo-classical0.3 miBOswego City HallBuilding0.3 miBHunter-Oliphant BlockItalianate0.3 miBEdwin W. and Charlotte Clarke HouseBuilding0.3 miBBuckhout-Jones BuildingBuilding0.3 miBTanner BlockLate Victorian0.3 miBWoodruff BlockGreek Revival0.3 miBWalton and Willett Stone StoreBuilding0.3 miBOswego and Syracuse Railroad Freight HouseBuilding0.4 miBKingsford HouseTudor Revival0.4 miDKingsford Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBOswego TheaterArt Deco0.4 miDFranklin Square Historic DistrictGothic0.5 mi

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Questions about Oswego County Courthouse

Is Oswego County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 7, 2000 (Register number 00001418).

Is Oswego County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New York has 273 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is NASH (harbor tug), 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit Oswego County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Oswego County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 30 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75320857 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.