United States historic place
| Atlantic County Courthouse | |
| U.S. Historic district Contributing property | |
 1838 Atlantic County Courthouse in Mays Landing | |
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| Location | 5901 Main Street Mays Landing, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 39°27′07″N 74°43′34″W / 39.45194°N 74.72611°W / 39.45194; -74.72611 (Atlantic County Courthouse) |
| Built | 1838 (1838) |
| Part of | Mays Landing Historic District (ID90001245) |
| Designated CP | August 23, 1990 |
The historic 1838 Atlantic County Courthouse is located at 5901 Main Street in Mays Landing, the county seat of Atlantic County, in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, United States.
History and description
The courthouse was built shortly after the county was created in 1837. The building was originally constructed in 1838 and expanded over the years. It was renovated in 2010. The courthouse complex, which includes the courthouse, old sheriff's office, jail, and power plant, was added as a contributing property to the Mays Landing Historic District in 1990. It now houses the Office of County Clerk. The Atlantic County Sheriff's Office and older county jails are behind the building.
Current courthouses
The historic courthouse complex has been superseded by the Atlantic County Criminal Courts Complex (1978) in Mays Landing (39°26′18″N 74°41′28″W / 39.4383°N 74.6912°W / 39.4383; -74.6912 (Atlantic County Criminal Courts Complex)) and the Atlantic County Civil Courts Complex in Atlantic City (39°21′50″N 74°25′36″W / 39.3640°N 74.4266°W / 39.3640; -74.4266 (Atlantic County Civil Courts Complex)), which are part of the 1st vicinage.
See also
- List of county courthouses in New Jersey
- Federal courthouses in New Jersey
- Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex
References
- "National Register Information System – (#90001245)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- Lee, Michelle (September 1, 2010). "County complex in Mays Landing will have different look by year's end". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- "New Jersey Atlantic". Courthouse History. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- "Atlantic County". library.princeton.edu.
- Thompson, Priscilla M. (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mays Landing Historic District". National Park Service.
- "New Jersey Courts Atlantic/Cape May". State of New Jersey Department of Judiciary. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- "Vicinage". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
External links
Media related to Atlantic County Courthouse at Wikimedia Commons- "Atlantic County Court House". The Historical Marker Database.
| Government of Atlantic County, New Jersey | |
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| County Seat: Mays Landing | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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- County courthouses in New Jersey
- Government buildings completed in 1838
- 1838 establishments in New Jersey
- Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Atlantic County, New Jersey
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- Buildings and structures in Atlantic County, New Jersey
- Historic district contributing properties in New Jersey