Lackawanna County Courthouse and John Mitchell Monument is a historic courthouse building located at Scranton, Lackawanna County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The courthouse was built in 1884, and is a 3 1/2-story rectangular masonry building, with a raised basement, in the Romanesque Revival-style. It was enlarged in 1896, with the addition of a third story and reconstruction of the roof to add a number of eclectic design elements. The building measures approximately 100 by 140 feet (30 by 43 m). It features a five story clock tower. A courthouse wing was built in 1964. The courthouse was the site of the first session of the 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. The monument to John Mitchell (1870â€"1919) was erected in 1924. It consists of a granite monolith with a niche, enclosing a bronze statue of Mitchell.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
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- Media related to Lackawanna County Courthouse at Wikimedia Commons
- Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania website
