{"nrhp_refnum":"72000821","name":"Old Allegany County Courthouse","other_names":["Angelica Town Hall"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Park Circle","address_restricted":false,"city":"Angelica","county":"Allegany County","state":"NY","lat":42.305338336000034,"lon":-78.01573444299999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-08-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story painted brick courthouse on Park Circle in Angelica, Allegany County, New York, built in 1819 and later used as the Angelica Town Hall.","why_significant":"The nomination cites the building's architecture, its political role as the county courthouse from 1819 until 1892, and its place on the village circle. The elliptical courtroom is noted for its simple dignity and fine proportions. The building has seen only minor changes and anchors a circle not yet broken by unsuitable buildings.","narrative":"Built in 1819 on Park Circle in Angelica, this two-story painted brick building served as the Allegany County courthouse until the county seat moved to Belmont in 1892. It has a generally rectangular plan, a hip roof with a bracketed cornice and plain frieze, and an eight-sided cupola at the center of the roof. Four brick chimneys, a recessed front entrance with double doors, and a smooth stone foundation complete the exterior. Inside, the woodwork and trim remain in good repair, and the elliptical courtroom is praised for its simple dignity and fine proportions. After the courts left, the building housed school rooms, a church, a gymnasium and a polling place, then an armory during and after World War I. It now serves as town offices and a Boy Scout meeting place. Only minor changes have been made, including bricking in the large rear windows. It remains an important part of the village circle.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Currently used as town offices by the Town of Angelica and by the Boy Scouts; condition listed as excellent and unaltered apart from minor changes.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:38.779786-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/72000821.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000821/f319e28f39-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000821/f319e28f39-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"eyesofibad","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Allegany_County_Courthouse_2012-09-29_22-01-26.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">eyesofibad</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Allegany_County_Courthouse_2012-09-29_22-01-26.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"78001840","name":"Angelica Park Circle Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/angelica-park-circle-historic-district-78001840/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316425","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Allegany_County_Courthouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7083380"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/allegany-county/old-allegany-county-courthouse-72000821/"}