Source: Reading and Berks County Pennsylvania: Mirror to the Past (Collector's Edition), Wyomissing: Wyomissing New Home Federal Savings, undated.
PENN SQUARE, READING -- Berks County's first Court House, built at a point where Penn and Fifth Streets now intersect. Prior to this structure, which was built in 1762, court proceedings were held in Reading taverns and private homes.
Submitted by Judy.
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