Serving as the county seat of Somerset County, this court house stands at an elevation of 2,190 feet above sea level, making it the highest county seat in Pennsylvania. Its copper-sheathed dome rises 135 feet above the street and is visible throughout much of the town. In 1903, as the county population rose, the existing court house, built in 1852, was judged insufficient. Local citizens protested the decision and wore buttons declaring, "The Old Court House Is Good Enough For Me!" Despite the outcry, the original court house was removed with 100 charges of dynamite. Commissioners then gathered bids from local firms for the new building, and work continued through the winter of 1904 until the finishing touches were added by July 1905. The interior features ornate woodwork, marble floors, and staircases.