Longford Courthouse
| Longford Courthouse | |
|---|---|
Teach Cúirte Longfoirt | |
 Courthouse doorway | |
  Longford Courthouse Location within Ireland | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical style |
| Address | Main Street, Longford, County Longford |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°43′42″N 7°48′06″W / 53.7284°N 7.8017°W |
| Completed | 1795 |
Longford Courthouse is a judicial facility in Main Street, Longford, County Longford, Ireland.
History
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The courthouse, which was designed in the neoclassical style and built in ashlar stone, was completed in around 1795.[1] The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of five bays facing Main Street; there was a short flight of steps leading up to a doorway with Doric order columns supporting an entablature and a pediment.[1] There was a Venetian window on the first floor, a pair of mullioned windows on the second floor and a pediment containing an oculus above.[1]
The building was originally used as a facility for dispensing justice but, following the implementation of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, which established county councils in every county, it also became the meeting place for Longford County Council.[2][3] A county secretary's office was subsequently established in Dublin Road.[4][5] The courthouse fell into a state of disrepair, and after the county council had moved to County Hall at Great Water Street in 1992[6] and the Courts Service had started using alternative premises in 1994, an extensive programme of refurbishment works was carried out and completed in 2006.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Longford Town Court House, Townparks, County Longford". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ White, Robert William (2006). Ruairí Ó Brádaigh: The Life and Politics of an Irish Revolutionary. Indiana University Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-0253347084.
- ^ "Adjournment Matters: Longford Courthouse". Oireachtas. 1993. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Local Authorities". Oireachtas. 26 May 1982. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Details of Local Authorities in Ireland". 8 October 2003. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Topographical information. In Sarah Gearty, Martin Morris and Fergus O'Ferrall, Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 22, Longford" (PDF). Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2010. pp. 1–19. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "£3 1/2 m to preserve court building". Irish Times. 29 March 2001. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Annual Report 2007" (PDF). Office of Public Works. p. 46. Retrieved 8 November 2019.