{"nrhp_refnum":"75001664","name":"Potter County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"E. 2nd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Coudersport","county":"Potter County","state":"PA","lat":41.774672603000056,"lon":-78.02026881699999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-02-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half-story brick county courthouse with stone quoins in Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, set in an open courthouse square. Construction began in 1851 and was completed by 1853, with major alterations in 1888-1889.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the courthouse is a fine example of Victorian architecture, blending Greek Revival massing with later Victorian elements. Its open town-square setting gives it a stately appearance suited to its role in county political life. It has served as the county seat's focal point for over a century, and its construction once provoked a notable controversy over the use of tax money.","narrative":"Built in brick between 1851 and 1853 in Coudersport, the Potter County Courthouse is a two-and-one-half-story block with stone quoins, five bays wide and six deep, standing in an open courthouse square. William Bell of Warren County built the original structure, which was built in a Greek Revival manner. Between 1888 and 1889, alterations gave it a steep slate roof with projecting center gables, Victorian brackets, and an inset clock tower topped by a vaulted conical roof with dormers. Homer Hall, an architect from Olean, New York, began the remodeling, and George Abson completed it after Hall resigned. The building is regarded as a fine example of Victorian architecture, and its setting in the town square gives it a stately presence. Its construction was once criticized as an extravagant use of tax money. It has served the county as a civic focal point for more than a century.","period_of_significance":"1851-1853, 1888-1889","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival with later Victorian elements","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Serves as the county courthouse; the document states it is barely adequate for county needs.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.419988-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/75001664.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001664/ffc51b8239-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001664/ffc51b8239-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Andre Carrotflower","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coudersport,_Pennsylvania_-_20160108_-_02_-_Potter_County_Courthouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Andre Carrotflower</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coudersport,_Pennsylvania_-_20160108_-_02_-_Potter_County_Courthouse.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"85000997","name":"Coudersport Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/coudersport-historic-district-85000997/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995168","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potter_County_Courthouse_(Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7235255"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/potter-county/potter-county-courthouse-75001664/"}