It served as courthouse until 1962 .
It is a 3.5 - story courthouse with an 8 - story central tower designed by Edward V. Koch in Richardsonian Romanesque style and built 1889 - 90 , with 1886 jail .
courthouse served as courthouse until 1962 .
It is a 3.5 - story courthouse with an 8 - story central tower designed by Edward V. Koch in Richardsonian Romanesque style and built 1889 - 90 , with 1886 jail .