{"nrhp_refnum":"90000691","name":"Justice Court Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of Town Path Ext. and Glen Cove Hwy.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Glen Cove","county":"Nassau County","state":"NY","lat":40.86232946400003,"lon":-73.62581522799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-04-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story red brick courthouse on Glen Cove Highway at the corner of Town Path Extension in Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, built 1907-1909 to a design by architect Stephen Francis Voorhees.","why_significant":"It is a rare Long Island example of Flemish or Dutch Revival architecture, with terra cotta ornamentation and a stepped-gable facade. It also marks the growing role of local civil and judicial government in suburban communities in the early twentieth century. It is an early work of the noted architect Stephen Francis Voorhees.","narrative":"Built between 1907 and 1909, this three-story red brick courthouse sits at the eastern end of downtown Glen Cove. Laid in Flemish bond and topped by a steeply pitched green clay tile roof, it follows the Flemish or Dutch Revival style, which is rare on Long Island. The main facade features molded brick, terra cotta coping, a scrolled stepped gable and a monumental entry stair. Architect Stephen Francis Voorhees designed it for the Town of Oyster Bay, and it was dedicated in January 1909. After Glen Cove incorporated as a city in 1918, control passed to the city, and the building later housed the police department. A rear brick wing was added around 1923. Although the interior was altered over the years, the courtroom keeps its wood paneling and decorative ceiling trusses. The building is valued as an unusual architectural example and as a reminder of early local government in suburban Nassau County. Restoration of the brickwork and ornament was planned.","period_of_significance":"c. 1907-1909","architect_builder":"Stephen Francis Voorhees (architect); contractors William E. Burnett (dismissed) and Agardh E. Hansen named in text","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival (Flemish or Dutch Revival)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still in use for government offices, housing the police department and City Court; the form notes a need for major brick and terra cotta rehabilitation and a planned restoration.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.395609-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/90000691.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000691/40a1546f5a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000691/40a1546f5a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Antony-22","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Justice_Court_Building_Glen_Cove_2015.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Antony-22</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Justice_Court_Building_Glen_Cove_2015.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319137","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_Court_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6316904"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/nassau-county/justice-court-building-90000691/"}