Kings County is named for King Charles II of England.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – New York County and Queens County
E – Queens County and Bronx County
S – Atlantic Ocean
W – Richmond County and Hudson County, New Jersey
Created: November 1, 1683 
County Seat:
Brooklyn 1683 – 1898
New York ( Brooklyn ) 1898 – present
County Courthouse – New York
Location: 360 Adams Street / Joralemon Street
Built: 1956 – 1958
Style: Modern
Architect: Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces southeast an eleven story concrete and glass structure. The building is rectangular shaped and has a flat roof line.
County Courthouse – New York
Location: 320 Jay Street / Johnson Street
Built: 2002 – 2005
Style: Modern
Architect: Perkins Eastman
Contractor: Turner Construction Company
Description: The building faces east and is a 32 story concrete and glass structure. The building houses the office of the Second Judicial District.
County Criminal Courthouse – New York
Location: 120 Schermerhorn Street / Smith Street
Built: 1929 – 1932
Style: Renaissance Revival
Architect: Collins & Collins
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces north and is a ten story steel frame and limestone style structure. The building has a granite base. On the north side is a triple arched entrance with colonnade pf Corinthian columns above. The building is named as the Brooklyn Central Courts Building.
County Civil Courthouse – New York
Location: 141 Livingston Street / Smith Street
Built: 1957 – 1959
Style: Modern
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces south and is a sixteen story steel frame and glass structure. The building houses the Civil Court and the Housing Court and is the American Fore Building.
See: Located in the county is the Second Judicial Department.
Note: Kings County is one of the original 12 New York counties created in 1683.
History: The first courthouse was built in Gravesend in 1668. The county was created in 1683 and New York was selected as the county seat. In 1686, the second courthouse was built in Flatbush. The third courthouse was built in 1758 at a cost of $2,240. The fourth courthouse was built in 1783, the fifth courthouse was built in 1827, the sixth courthouse was built in 1847 to 1848 as the Brooklyn City Hall at Court Street and Joralemon Stret. The architect was Calvin Pollard and Gamaliel King and the superintendent was Stephen Haynes. The seventh courthouse was designed by King & Teckritz and built in 1865. The building was razed in 1960. the eighth courthouse was constructed in 1929 t0 1932 and is now the Criminal County Courthouse.
County Courthouse – New York
County Courthouse – New York
County Criminal Courthouse – New York
County Civil Courthouse – New York
Photos taken 2017
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