Van Dyne Civic Building

Van Dyne Civic Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Van Dyne Civic Building, January 2010
Location	Main and Elmira Sts., Troy, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°47′11″N 76°47′10″W / 41.78639°N 76.78611°WCoordinates: 41°47′11″N 76°47′10″W / 41.78639°N 76.78611°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1894
Architectural style	Other, Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	74001754[1]
Added to NRHP	January 21, 1974

Van Dyne Civic Building, also known as The Court House, is a historic courthouse building located at Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1894, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular building, measuring 50 feet wide and 84 feet deep. It has red brick exterior walls and sits on a cut stone foundation. The front facade features an entrance arch reflecting Richardsonian Romanesque-style design influences. It also has pointed gable ends, a bracketed cornice, and two tower at either end of the front facade. The building originally served as a courthouse for the western portion of Bradford County. It also originally housed a bank and insurance company. Court sessions ended in 1923. In 1916, it was purchased by E. Everitt Van Dyne, who deeded it to the school district and refurbished it as a civic center for the community. Over time, it has also housed the post office and library.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes David C. Stacks (June 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Van Dyne Civic Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-02.