Manhattan · NYC landmark
New York County Courthouse — 60 Centre Street
60 Centre Street · Manhattan, New York City
A major courthouse shows how a costly circular proposal became the hexagonal civic building on Foley Square.
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NYFE Summary
This courthouse replaced the older Tweed Courthouse as the county’s main court building. An initial circular design proved too expensive. After delays during the First World War, a smaller hexagonal plan was built instead.
A broad flight of steps leads to the large columned portico facing Foley Square. Three figures above the pediment represent Law, Truth and Equity. The side walls continue the scale of the front with tall pilasters between the windows.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
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