Your Recovery Dollars at Work

The new copper roof being installed on the Old Courthouse north wing.

Sue Ford/NPS

U.S. Department of the Interior
Your Recovery Dollars at Work
www.recovery.gov

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
Recovery Act Program/National Park Service

 

Old lead coated copper roofing material lays in a pile in the east courtyard of the Old Courthouse.

SueFord/NPS

Replace Old Courthouse Roof

The Old Courthouse is a nationally significant structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Constructed between 1839 and 1862, the building is an outstanding example of 19th century Greek Revival public architecture and was the site of the first two Dred Scott trials.

 

Looking down on part of the new copper roof installation, from the KMOX building.

Tom Dewey/NPS

The New Roof Installation

Despite ongoing maintenance and repairs since that time, the roof's condition has deteriorated to the point that complete replacement is now required. A copper roof will replace the lead coated copper roof that was installed in 1941 bringing the structure back to it's original condition.

 

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