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Lancaster County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Lancaster County Courthouse

On the National Register since 197848 years
Roman RevivalListed 1978Lancaster
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About Lancaster County Courthouse

Lancaster County Courthouse, at 43 E. King St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 7, 1978. It was among the first 8 of Lancaster’s 59 listings. The Register lists it for its law, politics and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Roman Revival, as it does for 2 other Pennsylvania listings. 22 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCourthouse in Pennsylvania, United States. 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 · 19 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

43 E. King St., Lancaster · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Lancaster County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Sprenger BreweryVictorian · next door
  3. 3Lancaster Historic DistrictVictorian · next door
  4. 4Lancaster Historic District (Boundary Increase)Victorian · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Lancaster Historic District (Boundary Increase II)Victorian · next door
Around it

33 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BSteinman Hardware StoreBuilding0.1 miBJasper Yeates HouseGeorgian0.1 miSSoldiers and Sailors MonumentGothic · Built 18740.1 miBOld City HallFederal0.1 miBW.W. Griest BuildingItalian Renaissance · Built 19250.1 miBCentral MarketRomanesque Revival · Built 18890.1 miBNew Era BuildingQueen Anne0.1 miBGermania Turnverein BuildingVictorian0.1 miBWagner's, Charlie, CafeRomanesque Revival0.1 miBReilly Brothers and Raub BuildingBeaux Arts0.1 miBFarmer's Southern MarketQueen Anne0.2 miBKirk Johnson BuildingBeaux Arts0.2 miBHager BuildingChicago Style0.2 mi★Fulton Opera HouseVictorian0.2 miBLancaster Trust CompanyRomanesque Revival0.2 miBAndrew Ellicott HouseGeorgian · Built 17800.2 miBBowman, Jacob, Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.2 miBU.S. Post OfficeBeaux Arts0.2 mi
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BB.F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco WarehouseRomanesque Revival · Built 18990.3 miDLancaster City Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBConestoga Cork Works BuildingLate-Nineteenth Century Industrial0.3 miBHamilton ApartmentsChicago Style0.3 miBBrimmer, John, Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.4 miBMcGovern, Edward, Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.4 miBHenry Krauskap House, and StoreVictorian0.5 miBSchnader, Walter, Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.5 miBWest LawnItalianate0.5 miBStevens High SchoolSecond Renaissance Revival0.5 miBNissly-Stauffer Tobacco WarehousesBrick Warehouse0.5 miBHess, A. B., Cigar Factory, and WarehousesBuilt 19080.5 miBBasch & Fisher Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.5 miDNorth Prince Street Historic DistrictBrick Warehouse0.5 miBLancaster ArmoryColonial Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Lancaster County Courthouse

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

Yes. It was added on Nov 7, 1978 (Register number 78002415).

Is Lancaster County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Pennsylvania has 169 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Fulton Opera House, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Lancaster 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 Lancaster County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 19 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 71996105 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.