Old Indiana County Jail and Sheriff's Office is a historic

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and

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's office located in Indiana,

Indiana County, Pennsylvania Indiana County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the west central part of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 83,246. Its county seat is Indiana. Indiana County comprises the Indiana, PA Mic ...

. It consists of two buildings built in 1887–1888. They are brick buildings in the Italianate-style. The jail is attached to the rear of the Sheriff's Office, also known as the Sheriff's House. They are connected to the

Old Indiana County Courthouse The Old Indiana County Courthouse is a former courthouse located in Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. The courthouse was built between 1869 and 1870 and designed by local architect James W. Drum. It was the second courthouse to serve the cou ...

by a second floor pedestrian bridge. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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