A twentieth century history of Erie County, Pennsylvania : a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, and its principal interests . COURT HOUSE, OLD CUSTOM HOUSE. CHAPTER XIV.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Several Court House Buildings.—Old Custom House.—Soldiers .\ND Home.—Federal Building.—City Hall.— Hospitals, Homes and Institutions. Landmarks in the onward progress of the city, the public buildingsmay be considered, not alone as to the dates of their construction,which mark the passage of years, but the fact of their having been built,for this circumstance furnishes evid
A twentieth century history of Erie County, Pennsylvania : a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, and its principal interests . COURT HOUSE, OLD CUSTOM HOUSE. CHAPTER XIV.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Several Court House Buildings.—Old Custom House.—Soldiers .\ND Home.—Federal Building.—City Hall.— Hospitals, Homes and Institutions. Landmarks in the onward progress of the city, the public buildingsmay be considered, not alone as to the dates of their construction,which mark the passage of years, but the fact of their having been built,for this circumstance furnishes evidence that local development hadreached such a stage that they were demanded. The town was grow-ing, the population increasing, the needs of the community becomingmultiplied, business required it. The first public building erected inErie was the courthouse in the public square, erected in 1808—for thelog jail on East Second street does not count as a public building, be-cause it was erected for a dwelling and bought and converted into ajail by the county commissioners. The courthouse of 1808 was there-fore the first public building in Erie. The to
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