Episode 1220
Tweed Courthouse
Sun, 2020-Sep-06 00:21 UTC
Length - 2:36
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Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of the featured Wikipedia article every day.
The featured article for Sunday, 6 September 2020 is Tweed Courthouse.
The Tweed Courthouse (also known as the Old New York County Courthouse) is a historic courthouse building at 52 Chambers Street in Civic Center, Manhattan, New York City. It was built in the Italianate style, with Romanesque Revival interiors. William M. "Boss" Tweed – the corrupt leader of Tammany Hall, a political machine that controlled the New York state and city governments when the courthouse was built – oversaw the building's erection. The Tweed Courthouse served as a judicial building for New York County, a county of New York state coextensive with the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is the second-oldest city government building in Manhattan, after City Hall.
The structure comprises pavilions to the east and west of a central section, as well as a rear wing to the south. Architect John Kellum and political appointee Thomas Little designed the first portion of the building, which was constructed from 1861 to 1872. Construction was interrupted in 1871 when Kellum died, and the corruption involved in the building's construction was exposed to the public. The project was completed by architect Leopold Eidlitz, who added the rear wing and finished the interior between 1877 and 1881.
During the Tweed Courthouse's construction, the media criticized the project as wasteful and gaudy. Several modifications were made after its completion, including the removal of its front steps. The courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and was made a New York City designated landmark in 1984. Modern restoration and historic preservation were completed in 2001; since then, the Tweed Courthouse has contained the New York City Department of Education's headquarters on its upper floors and schools on its ground level.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:21 UTC on Sunday, 6 September 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see Tweed Courthouse on Wikipedia.
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