Atlantic County Courthouse

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.

Atlantic County Courthouse
1838 Atlantic County Courthouse in Mays Landing
Atlantic County Courthouse is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Atlantic County Courthouse
Atlantic County Courthouse is located in New Jersey
Atlantic County Courthouse
Atlantic County Courthouse is located in the United States
Atlantic County Courthouse
Location5901 Main Street
Mays Landing, New Jersey
Coordinates39°27′07″N 74°43′34″W
Built1838 (1838)
Part ofMays Landing Historic District (ID90001245[1])
Designated CPAugust 23, 1990

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.[2][3][4] 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.[5] It now houses the Office of County Clerk. The Atlantic County Sheriff's Office and older county jails are behind the building.

Former Atlantic County Sheriff's House in Mays Landing, built c. 1910

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The historic courthouse complex has been superseded by the Atlantic County Criminal Courts Complex (1978) in Mays Landing (39°26′18″N 74°41′28″W) and the Atlantic County Civil Courts Complex in Atlantic City (39°21′50″N 74°25′36″W),[6] which are part of the 1st vicinage.[7]

Atlantic County Criminal Courts Complex in Mays Landing

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System – (#90001245)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 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.
  3. "New Jersey Atlantic". Courthouse History. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  4. "Atlantic County". library.princeton.edu.
  5. Thompson, Priscilla M. (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mays Landing Historic District". National Park Service.
  6. "New Jersey Courts Atlantic/Cape May". State of New Jersey Department of Judiciary. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  7. "Vicinage". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
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