Towanda in Bradford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Courthouse Annex

Court Street

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 23, 2017

1. Courthouse Annex Marker

Inscription. The second Bradford County Courthouse, located directly behind the present Courthouse, was constructed in 1847 and occupied in 1850. It was not long before the growing business of the county caused the Courthouse to become overcrowded. An annex was erected in 1857 housing offices of the prothonotary and register and recorder. From 1903 to 1974 the annex served the Bradford County Historical Society as its headquarters. The brick “fireproof annex” has a hipped roof design; stone lintels and sills; decorative brick work; center parahet; and a cut stone foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.

Location. 41° 46.016′ N, 76° 26.54′ W. Marker is in Towanda, Pennsylvania, in Bradford County. It is on Court Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Towanda PA 18848, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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: First Presbyterian Church (a few steps from this marker); Company M, 9th Penna Volunteer Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Century Farm Program (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bradford County Soldiers & Sailors Monument

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Bradford County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Naming of Towanda (within shouting distance of this marker); Frost's Furniture Factory (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Towanda.

Also see . . . Towanda Historic District. Living Spaces website entry (Submitted on October 15, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 13, 2015

2. Courthouse Annex Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 13, 2015

3. Courthouse Annex Marker

Courthouse Annex and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 23, 2017

4. Courthouse Annex and Marker

Courthouse Annex image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 23, 2017

5. Courthouse Annex

Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 549 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 6, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2, 3. submitted on November 6, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4, 5. submitted on November 6, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.