{"nrhp_refnum":"74001788","name":"Old Indiana County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"601 Philadelphia St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Indiana","county":"Indiana County","state":"PA","lat":40.62311793400005,"lon":-79.15171036399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-10-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-and-a-half-story brick courthouse in Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, with a high mansard roof and a central clock tower. It was designed in 1869-70 by architect James W. Drum.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building exemplifies the county courthouse's role in rural Pennsylvania life and is an excellent example of the Second Empire style. It also cites its association with John F. Kennedy's 1960 campaign speech there and with John S. Fisher, later Governor of Pennsylvania, who practiced in the building. The courthouse also stands on land donated by George Clymer, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.","narrative":"Built in 1869-70 to a design by architect James W. Drum, the Indiana County Courthouse in Indiana, Pennsylvania, is a brick building of three and a half stories with a high mansard roof and a clock tower rising over the center. Drum described its style as Modern Renaissance, or Second Empire. The courthouse replaced an earlier building used from 1808 to 1868. It housed county records and most government offices, and for a century it was the place where residents came for matters ranging from dog licenses to jury service. The building is regarded as an excellent example of the Second Empire style for public buildings. Its stone-faced classical entrance has four Corinthian columns beneath a pediment, and its tower is ringed by twenty Corinthian columns. Its interior has marble detailing, woodwork, and frescoes. The building was also the site of a 1960 speech by John F. Kennedy, and John S. Fisher, later governor of Pennsylvania, practiced there.","period_of_significance":"1870","architect_builder":"James W. Drum (architect)","architectural_style":"Second Empire","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied by the National Bank of the Commonwealth, which began a restoration of the building; the form states the building is in excellent condition and largely original in appearance.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.920948-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/74001788.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001788/7bc36e438f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001788/7bc36e438f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Indiana_County_Courthouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr</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:Old_Indiana_County_Courthouse.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"93000366","name":"Downtown Indiana Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/downtown-indiana-historic-district-93000366/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995932","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Indiana_County_Courthouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1661293"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/indiana-county/old-indiana-county-courthouse-74001788/"}