{"nrhp_refnum":"09000097","name":"Monroe County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Seventh and Monroe Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Stroudsburg","county":"Monroe County","state":"PA","lat":40.98709053300007,"lon":-75.19482139299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-04-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Law"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story courthouse with attic and basement in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, built in 1890 of coursed ashlar sandstone and enlarged in 1934 with an identical addition.","why_significant":"The courthouse serves all judicial needs of the county and is the central point of law and order for the region, handling one of the heaviest caseloads for a Sixth Class County in Pennsylvania. Its simplified Romanesque style and native stone construction reflect the civic pride of the late 1890s. The nomination also cites its interior grandeur, including the courtroom, law library, and original stairwells and mosaic marble floors.","narrative":"Built in 1890 of coursed sandstone in Stroudsburg, the Monroe County Courthouse is a three-story building with an attic and basement, designed by T. I. Lacey and Son and constructed by R. S. Shiffer and Sons. Its simplified Romanesque style, with carved limestone details on the chimneys, dormers, entrances and bell tower, reflects the civic pride of the late 1890s. A 1934 addition by H. T. Rinker and M. R. Kiefer, built under a PWA program with stone from the reopened original quarry, matches the original in size and appearance. The second-floor courtroom spans the full building width, seats 250 and has a balcony. Interior features include iron stairways, tall doors with transoms, and black and white mosaic marble floors. The building houses the county's courts, sheriff's department and district attorney's office, and it is regarded as the most impressive governmental building in Monroe County.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"T. I. Lacey and Son (architect) and R. S. Shiffer and Sons (builder) for the 1890 building; H. T. Rinker and M. R. Kiefer (architects) for the 1934 addition","architectural_style":"Simplified Romanesque","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition recorded as excellent; in use housing county courts, offices, and the sheriff's department.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.447306-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/09000097.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000097/f9c31bc6a4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000097/f9c31bc6a4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monroe_County_Courthouse_Nov_09.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monroe_County_Courthouse_Nov_09.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998305","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County_Courthouse_(Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6902161"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/monroe-county/monroe-county-courthouse-09000097/"}