Old Indiana County Courthouse

Indiana, United States

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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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The Old Indiana County Courthouse, built between 1869 and 1870 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, is a Second Empire Italianate structure designed by local architect James W. Drum. Constructed in red brick and stone at a cost of $150,000, the building features a distinctive Mansard roof and a gold leaf cupola clocktower with four faces, each 7 feet in diameter, manufactured by the Howard Clock Company of Boston and Springfield, Ohio. The main courtroom on the second floor measured 100 by 82 feet with a 30-foot ceiling. Dedicated on December 19, 1870, with remarks from former Pennsylvania Governor William F. Johnston, the courthouse served as the county's second judicial center, replacing a facility demolished in 1868. A connected jail and sheriff's residence were added in 1879. The building has hosted notable visitors, including Jimmy Stewart (featured on the Life magazine cover in 1945) and John F. Kennedy, who campaigned there in 1960. After the courthouse held its final session in 1970, the National Bank of the Commonwealth undertook restoration and adaptive reuse of the structure.