New York - Jefferson Market Courthouse

The Jefferson Market Courthouse or "Old Jeff" is one of the Village's oldest and most revered landmarks. Originally a market, the tower held a fire bell used to alert the neighborhood's volunteer fire fighters. Later, it became a courthouse where in 1906 Harry Thawa was tried for murdering architect Stanford White. By the 1960s, however, the building fell into disuse, but was saved from the wrecking ball and turned into a public library.

It was considered one of the most beautiful buildings in America in the late-nineteenth century, known for its Venetian Gothic-style spires.