Chester County is named for the City of Chester in Cheshire in England.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Berks County and Montgomery County
E – Delaware County
S – New Castle County, Delaware and Cecil County, Maryland
W – Lancaster County
Created: August 24, 1682 
County Seat:
Chester 1682 – 1788
West Chester 1788 – present
County Courthouse – West Chester
Location: 2 North High Street / Market Street
Built: 1846 – 1847
Style: Greek Revival / Georgian
Architect: Thomas Ustick Walter
Contractor: William Ingram, Chalkey Jefferis, James Powell and David H Taylor
Description: The building faces northeast and is a two story gray colored limestone structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds with a park area along the north side. The building a “T” shape. The east front has a large portico with six Corinthian columns rising to a wide pediment at the roof line. There is a central entrance on the first story. On the roof is a high square clock tower. The building houses the County Court of Common Pleas of the 15th Judicial District. A gray colored Indiana limestone annex was constructed on the west side in 1891 to 1893. The architect was T Roney Williamson and the contractor was Plummer E Jefferis. In 1964 to 1966 an addition was constructed on the north side of the 1893 annex. The architect was Badder, Young & Schultz.
See: The building plans were used to construct the courthouse in Erie County.
County Justice Center – West Chester
Location: 201 West Market Street / New Street
Built: 2005 – 2008
Style: Modern
Architect: Bernardson Haber Holloway Architects
Contractor: The Bedwell Company
Description: The building faces southeast and is a seven story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building is rectangular and comes to the street line. The east front has a central entrance on the first story with three rectangular opening. Above on the third to fifth stories is a recessed porch with six columns rising to a pediment on the sixth story. The upper stories are faced with white colored concrete siding. The roof line is flat. The building houses the County Court of Common Pleas of the 15th Judicial District. The project manager was Joseph Jingoli & Son Inc. of Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
History: The county was created in 1682 and Chester was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was located in Chester and built in 1724 (Delaware County). The county seat was moved to West Chester in 1786 and the 1786 courthouse located on the same site became the second courthouse. The third and present courthouse was built in 1846 to 1847 at a cost of $55,346. The cost of construction of the 1892 annex was $75,030. The County Justice Center was constructed in 2005 to 2008.
County Courthouse – West Chester
County Justice Center – West Chester
Photos taken 2017
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