{"nrhp_refnum":"73001164","name":"Broome County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Court St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Binghamton","county":"Broome County","state":"NY","lat":42.09802646600008,"lon":-75.91120312499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-05-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A county courthouse on Court Street in Binghamton, Broome County, New York, built in 1897-98 to a design by Isaac G. Perry and enlarged with a south wing in 1916-17.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a regional landmark noted for classical design and for fine stone and copper workmanship typical of the close of the 19th century. It is the fourth county courthouse built in the 19th century and the third on the site. It is the focal point of local government, with a new governmental complex emerging to its south.","narrative":"Broome County's courthouse in Binghamton is a two-and-one-half-story Ohio sandstone building crowned by a copper dome. Designed by Isaac G. Perry and built in 1897-98 by Miles Leonard for $130,000, it replaced an 1856 courthouse that burned in 1896, and it reuses part of that building's foundation. A south wing added in 1916-17 by the Schaefer Construction Company turned the original T-shaped plan into a Latin cross. The north front has an Ionic portico with solid stone columns and a pediment bearing the county seal in relief. The dome carries four clock faces, one a gift of Harvey Westcott, and is topped by a statue. Perry also designed the Phelps Mansion and worked on the New York State Capitol's Million Dollar Staircase. The courthouse is regarded as a regional landmark for its classical design and its stone and copper work. It has served as the county seat for over seventy-five years and remains in government use.","period_of_significance":"1897-98","architect_builder":"Isaac G. Perry (architect); Miles Leonard (builder, 1897-98); Schaefer Construction Company (1916-17 addition)","architectural_style":"Classical design (Ionic portico, copper dome)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition, occupied and in use as the seat of county government; the form says it continues as a functional part of County government.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.794122-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/73001164.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001164/cf12994f75-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001164/cf12994f75-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Upstate New York","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Broome_County_Courthouse_Dec_08.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Upstate New York</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Broome_County_Courthouse_Dec_08.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"84002066","name":"Court Street Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/court-street-historic-district-84002066/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316549","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broome_County_Courthouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4975272"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/broome-county/broome-county-courthouse-73001164/"}