{"nrhp_refnum":"79002340","name":"Pike County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Broad and High Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Milford","county":"Pike County","state":"PA","lat":41.324528361000034,"lon":-74.80078155099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-07-23","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 a mansard roof and square frame cupola, located on the public square in Milford, Pike County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1872-1873 to designs by A.D. Brown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the courthouse is a fine example of the French Renaissance (\"General Grant\") style and that it anchors a town square surrounded by a district of architecturally significant buildings. It also cites its role as the seat of county government and the place where county records of local and regional activity from 1870 to 1930 were kept.","narrative":"Milford's courthouse, a two and one-half story brick building with a mansard roof and square frame cupola, was built in 1872-1873 on the town square after the county voted to replace its earlier stone courthouse. Its symmetrical facade has a projecting pedimented center, two entrance doorways, and paired Palladian-type windows set in the mansard, with the entrance windows topped by fanlights. The contract for building was let in March 1872 to A.D. Brown for $26,096, and the completed cost is given as about $45,000. The nomination treats it as a leading example of the French Renaissance style, sometimes called the \"General Grant\" style for its popularity during Grant's presidency. Pike County's government, records, and military honor rolls were kept in the building, which has been the county seat since 1874.","period_of_significance":"1873","architect_builder":"A.D. Brown (architect/contractor); George Barton (listed with Brown as builder/architect)","architectural_style":"French Renaissance","criteria":[],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.955712-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002340.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002340/5a2c04a120-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002340/5a2c04a120-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Beyond My Ken","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pike_County_Courthouse_Milford_PA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Beyond My Ken</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:Pike_County_Courthouse_Milford_PA.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"02000951","name":"Milford Historic District (Boundary Increase)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/milford-historic-district-boundary-increase-02000951/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996553","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pike_County_Courthouse_(Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7193575"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/pike-county/pike-county-courthouse-79002340/"}