1724 Chester Courthouse

[6] William Hewes, a Lower Chichester Township mason did the stone masonry work.

[8] The courthouse was used by the Delaware County Historical Society until 1966 when structural deficiencies forced them to relocate.

[5] Owned by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, in July 2021 the Delaware County Council entered into a 99-year lease for the Courthouse at a cost of $1 per year.

[10] Each year in May, during the celebration of Law Day, a special ceremony is held at the Chester Courthouse.

Students from the Chester-Upland School District present a mock trial before Judges of the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas and the Magisterial District Courts to commemorate the significance of the courthouse and its importance to American jurisprudence.

Drawing from Smith's History of Delaware County 1862
Plaque on the front of 1724 Chester Courthouse