Courthouse

Brookville's courthouse cupola and tower made a nostalgic nod to Independence Hall as the nation's centennial drew near. Drum's pedimented entrance pavilion recalls the Greek Revival style seen most often in western Pennsylvania's northern counties and specifically at the Greene ( GR1) and Lawrence county ( LA1) courthouses. This building is a departure for Drum, whose buildings were usually Second Empire, as in the former Indiana County courthouse ( IN2). For Jefferson's courthouse, the large paired brackets that alternate with single brackets and the deep eaves add a touch of Italianate styling. The building rests on a raised basement, allowing three stories on the facade and two stories at the rear where the land slopes upward. The alterations of 1927 include the curving front steps with wrought-iron railings and the addition on the west. Brookville architect William L. Snyder restored the courthouse in 1976.