Bloomsburg in Columbia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Columbia County Courthouse

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 11, 2015

1. Columbia County Courthouse Marker

Inscription. The first Columbia County Courthouse was built on this site in 1848. It was designed by Napoleon LeBrun, the same architect who designed the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. The original courthouse is not the core of the building you see here. If you look at the courthouse from the West side, on Second Street, you can still see a portion of the original brick courthouse. The courthouse was expanded twice. It was moved forward in 1868. At the time, it was described as having an Iconic style with a bell tower. In 1890, an addition designed by A.S. Wagner was built in front the courthouse. Because the addition was so big, and the design changes were so major, this new building was viewed as the second courthouse in the country’s history.

(Inscription below the portrait in the upper left)
Napoleon LeBrun, Architect

(Inscription beside the photo in the center left)
A Bloomsburg Pioneer-Daniel Snyder came to town and starting with very little except determination, he borrowed money to buy 26 acres of land and build a thriving tannery in 1806. He also built a 2-story home that later became the Forks Hotel, which stood from

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1825 to 1875. Snyder was selected the country’s representative to the state legislature from 1841 to 1844, and played a key role in the “removal” of the seat of Columbia County from Danville to Bloomsburg in 1845.

(Inscription beside the image in the lower left)
The Susquehannock Indians were the first occupants of the Susquehanna River Valley, leaving a legacy of colorful town names such as Catwissa, Nescopeck and Shickshinny.

(Inscription beside the image in the upper center)
A Romanesque Revival Style-The courthouse design was created using a Romanesque Revival Style with Henry Hobson Richardson’s influence; brick and brown Hummelstown stone, galvanized iron cornices, rounded arches, open balcony window arcades, intricate foliage carvings and short columns. Look up at the courthouse columns and you’ll see beautiful carvings of leaves and flowers. They were influenced by the Henry Hobson Richardson design style.

Erected by Columbia County Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 41° 0.183′ N,

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 11, 2015

2. Columbia County Courthouse Marker

76° 27.424′ W. Marker is in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, in Columbia County. It is on Main Street (US 11). Marker is in front of the Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bloomsburg PA 17815, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Columbia County (here, next to this marker); Pursel Store Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Columbia County Civil War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 225 Market Street (about 300 feet away); 235 Market Street (about 400 feet away); 100-106 West Main Street (about

Columbia County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 11, 2015

3. Columbia County Courthouse

400 feet away); 111 West Main Street (about 500 feet away); 56-64 East Main Street (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bloomsburg.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 11, 2015

4. Columbia County Courthouse

This marker is included on the Courthouse marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 596 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 23, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.