courthouse square

collocation in English

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courthouse
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɔːt.haʊs/us
/ˈkɔːrt.haʊs/
a building that contains ...
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square
adjective
uk
/skweər/us
/skwer/
having the shape of ...
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(Definition ofcourthouseandsquarefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Between 1875 and 1900 new buildings were erected around thecourthousesquare.
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Streets were developed radiatingcourthousesquare, one of the state's largest.
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Downtown, thecourthousesquarehas been named a historic district, and a similar designation has been accorded the city cemetery.
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The new building was placed in the middle of thecourthousesquare, with a picket fence and outhouse added in 1882.
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It is centered on thecourthousesquareand the streets that border it.
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Until fill was hauled in, the south side of thecourthousesquarewas a boggy, muddy slough.
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In the past century, the traditionalcourthousesquarewas altered by the addition of new wings to the historic 1800 building.
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The route proceeds through the downtown area and around thecourthousesquare.
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Thecourthousesquareis the cultural and historic center of the district.
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And built his frame on thecourthousesquare.
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The memorial is located in the northwest corner of the countycourthousesquare.
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A brick courthouse with a jail was built on thecourthousesquarein 1851 and used until it burned in 1883.
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Merchants and tradesmen located their businesses on the blocks surrounding thecourthousesquare.
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In 1874, the courthouse, located on the southwestern corner of the presentcourthousesquare, burned down.
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In 1971, a new jail and sheriff's office were built on thecourthousesquareimmediately to the southeast of the courthouse.
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The linear district is centered on thecourthousesquare.
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He donated land for the railroad right-of-way, railroad park,courthousesquareand jail lot.
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The 1884 structure's east door still stands on thecourthousesquare.
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This is followed by a street dance which takes place on thecourthousesquare.
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However, by the 1990s, the courthouse's cramped and deteriorating condition caused several county offices to vacate the courthouse and move into vacant office space surrounding thecourthousesquare.
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