Manhattan · NYC landmark
Tweed Courthouse
52 Chambers Street · Manhattan, New York City
The courthouse connects visible civic architecture with the construction scandal that helped expose the Tweed Ring.
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NYFE Summary
William M. Tweed and his allies used the courthouse project to siphon money through inflated construction bills. Records of those payments helped expose the Tweed Ring. In 1873, Tweed himself was tried and convicted in an unfinished courtroom here.
The Chambers Street entrance has a broad stair and four tall columns beneath a triangular pediment. Marble window surrounds and a large cornice extend across the facade. A later restoration rebuilt the entrance stair, which had been removed to widen the street.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
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