A Field Guide to Tactical Heritage Urbanism Volume 1: October 2016 | Page 87

Tweed Courthouse

Location:
New York, NY
The Old New York Courthouse, is architecturally one of New York’s greatest civic monuments. In 1861, a “New County
Courthouse” was proposed to design
a rusticated basement, monumental
Corinthian portico, a neoclassical style
interior, and a dome, which was never
built.
In 1999, a final restoration began to
return to its original state. The front
staircase was reconstructed, after it had
been removed in 1940 to widen Chambers Street and paint was reapplied to
the historic outlines of the building,
which included brick painting and a
gold leaf pattern.
Today, the Tweed Courthouse is functioning as the Department of Education.

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