Bronx · NYC landmark
Bronx County Courthouse
851 Grand Concourse · Bronx, New York City
See civic sculpture and the broad terraces of a courthouse built through a Depression-era public works project.
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NYFE Summary
This public project gave work to architects, sculptors and construction crews during the Great Depression. When the building opened, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia moved the seat of city government here for three days. The occasion also marked the county’s twentieth anniversary.
Charles Keck’s carved frieze shows work in agriculture, commerce, industry and the arts. Pink marble figures beside the entrance stairs represent government and law. The broad stairs and terraces make these sculptures part of the building’s public-facing design.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
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