Beebe of Buffalo, New York designed the courthouse and Henry Shenk constructed it at a cost of $109,962.

The height to the eaves of the roof is 48 ft. Eighty thousand pressed bricks made by H & G Evans of Philadelphia were used to construct the outer walls, and 20,000 bricks were made onsite for the inner walls.

[2] The mansard slate roof has porthole dormers and elaborate chimneys and a decorative bracketed cornice.

The central pavilion has flanking pilasters supporting a classic portico.

Twenty-six portraits of county judges grace the building, many of which were painted in the 1920s and 1930s by Mr. and Mrs. Vale.