Bronx County Courthouse
National Register of Historic Places

Bronx County Courthouse

New York, Bronx County, New York
Listed
September 7, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
83001636

About this property

The Bronx County Courthouse, also known as the Mario Merola Building, is a historic courthouse building located in the Concourse and Melrose neighborhoods of the Bronx in New York City. It was designed in 1931 and built between 1931 and 1934. It is a nine-story limestone building on a rusticated granite base in the Art Deco style. It has four identical sides, an interior court, and a frieze designed by noted sculptor Charles Keck. The sculptures on the 161st Street side are by noted sculptor George Holburn Snowden. Two sculptural groups on the Walton Avenue side are by noted sculptor Joseph Kiselewski. Kiselewski collaborated with Adolph A. Weinman to create the work. The Bronx Museum of the Arts was once located on the main floor. The building stands two blocks east-southeast of Yankee Stadium, and across 161st Street from Joyce Kilmer Park. While never officially titled 'Borough Hall', the Bronx County Courthouse houses all municipal borough functions, and is listed as a borough hall on maps by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The previous freestanding Bronx Borough Hall was damaged by fire and torn down in 1969, but had stopped operating in an official capacity long before this.

Location

851 Grand Concourse
New York, Bronx County, New York
40.82631, -73.92386

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Bronx County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Bronx County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 7, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Bronx County Courthouse?

Bronx County Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Bronx County Courthouse?

The period of significance for Bronx County Courthouse is recorded as the civil_war era.

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