1841 Goshen Courthouse

July 2025 March 2025 1841 Goshen Courthouse cp yes 1841 Goshen Courthouse.jpg The courthouse from across the street 101 Main St., Goshen, New York Middletown 41 24 09 N 74 19 20 W inline,title New York#USA 1841 Thornton M. Niven Greek Revival March 4, 1975 1 acre 750012192010a The 1841 Goshen Courthouse is located along Main Street (NY 207) in the center of Goshen, New York, the seat of Orange County, New York, United States. It was designed by popular local architect Thornton M. Niven in a Greek Revival style, meant to be a twin of the one he had already built in Newburgh, which at that time shared seat duties with the larger city.none https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320564 National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP 1841 Goshen Courthouse National Archives and Records Administration Steven S. Levy n.d. November 17, 2025 () Construction of the building was approved by the county legislature in April 1841 and began shortly thereafter.Ruttenber E. M. Clark L. H. History of Orange County, New York: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men 1881 Heart of the Lakes Publishing 9780932334336 30 https://books.google.com/books?id=LGrnVEVL-2MC&dq=1841+Goshen+Courthouse+relocate&pg=PA30 15 August 2019 en During construction of the building, the remains of American Revolutionary War Loyalist guerrilla leader Claudius Smith were rumored to have been found on the site and his skull embedded in the masonry above the front door.Farnsworth Cheri Haunted Hudson Valley: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of New York's Sleepy Hollow Country 2010 Stackpole Books 9780811736213 35 https://books.google.com/books?id=zAIKsNfDdv0C&dq=1841+Goshen+Courthouse&pg=PT41 15 August 2019 enSweetman Jennie Historic marker dedicated for Smith, 'Cowboy of the Ramapos' https://www.njherald.com/20171105/historic-marker-dedicated-for-smith-cowboy-of-the-ramapos 15 August 2019 New Jersey Herald November 5, 2017 en A plaque commemorating his hanging in Goshen and the associated tradition was dedicated at the site in 2016. It was used as a courthouse until 1970, when the recently constructed Orange County Government Center made more space available. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It is also a contributing property to the Church Park Historic District. 2007, an annex to the courthouse houses offices of the Orange County Department of Consumer Affairs and other offices.McKenna Chris Orange buildings gain accessibility https://www.recordonline.com/article/20071205/News/712050347 15 August 2019 Times Herald-Record December 5, 2007 en In 2011, after the Orange County Government Center was damaged by Hurricane Irene, three Supreme Court judges relocated their cases to the courthouse.Yakin Heather Orange County judges play musical chairs https://www.recordonline.com/article/20110920/news/109200313 15 August 2019 Times Herald-Record September 20, 2011 en In 2015, county officials announced a $2.9 million plan to improve insulation and handicap accessibility over the course of approximately a year.1841 Courthouse renovation begins https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/local-news/1841-courthouse-renovation-begins-CQCN20150129150129956 15 August 2019 Chelsea News January 29, 2015 See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, New York References External links Category:Government buildings completed in 1841 Category:Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Category:Buildings and structures in Orange County, New York Category:Greek Revival architecture in New York (state) Category:County courthouses in New York (state) Category:Former courthouses in New York (state) Category:Goshen, New York Category:Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in New York (state) Category:Historic district contributing properties in Orange County, New York Category:National Register of Historic Places in Goshen, New York