New Courthouse

Built in 1892, the New Courthouse sits on the north edge of Fonda, New York, facing south onto Broad Street. Court Street runs along the east side, a steep escarpment lies to the north, and a landscaped park separates it from the modern county office building to the west. The red brick building follows a Richardsonian Romanesque design, with limestone used for the foundation, sill course and occasional accents. It is a broad rectangle with a square entrance tower at the front, a small T at the rear and a larger rectangular addition behind. A high hipped roof with broad flared eaves makes the single-story structure look larger. Large round-arched windows light the front courtroom, and the tower rises three stories to a steep pyramidal roof and an open belfry with three arches on each face. The courthouse was listed as part of a group of Montgomery County buildings recognized for their link to county government, and it is noted for its association with the county's legal and judicial activity since 1892.