New Court House Dedication Section

sual photo of the new County Court House, which will be dedicated with appropriate ceremonies next Thursday. June 30 1927 The new building has a frontage of M2 feet on Ro8e highway and of 150 feet. It is constructed of pressed brick, with limestone trim, and is fire-proof throughout Luther C. Ogden. Joseph G Champion H. Foster Goslm. Henry Y. Clouting and Kobe - Charles E. Foster was a member of the Board when the building was started, but retired from office on January I, IVZ/.

An unusual

a depth

Miller were the Freeholders

i office during construction.

)escription of the Dignified ^ New Courthouse Building

olon&tlfe De ign and Furnishings. It Presents a Simple But Stately Appearance That Is Restful and

Inviting—Of Fire-proof Construction

June 30th Will Be Memorable Day

ThouMnds of person* from Cape May County and many from other section* of the Stale will Journey to Cape May Court House Thursday. June SO. to attend the Dedication ceremoi; i» of the new Court House BulldlncAa thia section *oe* to pr*a* we are u able to Include In it a complete program of the celebration. That program, however, appears on Page One of the regular aectlon of this paper. The program will open at 12 o'clock with a luncheon for Invited guests, officials, etc., at the Golf Club. From noon to 2 o'clock traffic will bo detoured from in front of the Court House Building and ihat section of the street

Cape May County

ver to three bands, the American legion Band, i

jellan Band, of Court House, and the

Ocean City; the Wildwood Band.

A speaker*' platform Court House and there the

S o'clock.

There will be prominent

Intereating program.

The new Court House Building will b* open all day for inspection. See detailed program on Page One ol regular

section.

; peakem. music and a i

Convenience For Conduct of Public Business j

The Imposing Entrance to the New Court House Building

Dignified, stately. Imposing yet stone trlmmlnr. with dignified ! attractive, stand* the new |portico and monumental *tep* j House Building «>I Cape | leading up lo Oo main entrance. Vinnty. facing Rose High-j lending a great deal of dignity

nd in n setting of as besuti-jio the structure.

n l Hie buildtns Is two stories and ! basement on the tront. with two wings SO by 100 feet extending toward the rear, one story In height. A »rge court and form

lot garden between them.

I special attention was paid to i line layout of the t'uunty Clerk's! quarters to lake rare of the great

History of Efforts To Secure Modem County Buildings

Fight To Retain Old Courthouse For Sentimental Reasons Recalled—Freehoders Had Difficult Problem To Solve, But They Have Done It Well

Dr. Julius Way Has Nails From Court House Built 1745

dec* ol landncnping

i anywhere,

who has pot been I i> Court House for son 1 wonder where the o

** residence 'and Jail Is. and S' happened, for It is on th-' * white the Jail stood that the ctuiM new building now stands.

J demand of the ! whieb ha* grow

j the last few years

j A* you ent | go t.iroucb

Wl. It mlghi re constructed

hired, and the resldrni imr i«o. a

r the building you I large lobby, and t the County Clerk's

it you who arc Interested !p r |,. e a nd public offices, and the new structure, may know ol ,h,. building to the left I* and how It has been I j, Ihl . „pecially constructed rco.a hbt paper will take you j r , Mira anunrf-prool and fire-proof,

■ bul'dlng | | or ||, r rorording of all the coun-

jty records and keeping the vaI rinue riTord books and files.

i through

l/aation sod Plan

Fire-proof Record Room corridor leads from the

public office bai

1‘nder thls.corri-j

for the Deputy | control over all of | ifflew. At the end ■r is a specially deroom 60 by 75 feet high, with a large

aktng up aim

Inn.

r tho*

the first '

to have some alteration* am expensive of plan*. The Jsl

lightly enlaro-d.

All that remains i

court house building, orectid at the county seat in 1745, are three

i nails- hugb Iron affairs-now > 0 1 publish^ the atory And l he iHtsscsalon o! that collector ol. sUtrro broke,

historical relies, lir. Julius Way.)

President ol the t ape May County 1 Moving Old BuiWlng Title and Trust Company. Court From every corner of the cunt;

I came loud and long

Dr. W.i> also ba* a picture of | gatnm tn any w:.i a. ibis old building, which burned ^id court hmbi bulb to the rround many years ago j building was er.cted In This pulnre was taken in lk*M.j,o»i of tS.SU.X3 by (h<

the

• building that has served j and such a coo ■■>unly slrce. was built. The arrtillccturnlly. re i-bows the old building In; sidenui by man '.s a barn, and it was truly ■> alter or dead like In Its architecturc. a | building Ihat frame structure of severe ] *o many years iMuinhst four wall* and a ■■rlmlnal Mill roof It stood In the yaid | to the Freehold ir Ib llevue Hotel for many! buimng; pair: . and hundreds of teams of | newspapers, civ

from

beneath !

miter

Dire