Tweed Courthouse
Built 1872 by Leopold Eidlitz. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 52 Chambers St., New York, NY |
| County | New York |
| Listed | Sep 25, 1974 |
| Listed for | Politics and government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Old New York County Courthouse |
| Reference number | 74001277 |
| Built | 1872 · more from the 1870s |
| Architect | Leopold Eidlitz |
| Style | Italianate architecture, Romanesque Revival architecture in the United States |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, New York City Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 52 Chambers St., New York, NY |
| Coordinates | 40.7133° N, 74.0056° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in New York | 813 listed places in New York → · walking tours → |
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Questions people ask
When was Tweed Courthouse listed on the National Register?
Sep 25, 1974. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Tweed Courthouse built?
1872, designed by Leopold Eidlitz, in the Italianate architecture and Romanesque Revival architecture in the United States style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Tweed Courthouse?
52 Chambers St., New York, New York, New York.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Tweed Courthouse?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74001277. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.