Herkimer County is named for Nickolas Herkimer, who was a general during the American Revolutionary War.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
E – Hamilton County, Fulton County and Montgomery County
S – Otsego County
W – Oneida County and Lewis County
Created: February 16, 1791 
County Seat:
Herkimer 1791 – present
Old County Courthouse – Herkimer
Location: 320 North Main Street / Court Street
Built: 1872 – 1873
Style: Victoria
Architect: A J Lathrop of Utica
Contractor: Sell and Folts of Herkimer
Description: The building faces west and is a three story red colored brick structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Herkimer. The west front has a small wood porch with balcony above. Above are larger windows and the windows in the building are arched. Above the entrance at the pecked roof line is a large square wood cupola with square platform at the top. The building was renovated in 1937 to 1938. The architect was R E Sluyter and the contractor was Works Progress Administration. On the east side is the old County Clerk’s Office ( 1895 ) and on the west side is the old County Jail ( 1834 ).
County Courthouse – Herkimer
Location: 301 North Washington Street / Mary Street
Built: 1995 – 1996
Style: Modern
Architect: Robertson Strong Apgas
Contractor: Gaefano/Ross Wilson
Description: The building faces east and is a five story brown colored brick and concrete structure. The east front has a semi circular dark glass section above the entrance. The first story has horizontal stops of dark brown colored brick. The building corners have brown colored brick and dark glass. The windows on the second to fourth stories have white trim. The fifth story has dark colored glass and a wide white colored band below the flat roof line. On the west side is the three story bluff colored brick County Office Building constructed in 1951 to 1954. The architect was Reisner and Urbahn of New York and the contractor was General Construction Scarsdale Construction Company of Scarsdale.
See: The 5th Judicial District includes Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oneida County, Onondaga County and Oswego County.
History: The county was created in 1791 and Herkimer was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was erected in 1793. The courthouse burned in 1834 and the second courthouse, a Greek Revival structure was built the same year. The third courthouse was constructed in 1872 to 1873 at a cost of $46,471 and is still standing. The fourth and present courthouse was constructed in 1995 to 1996.
Old County Clerk’s Office – Herkimer
Location: 108 Court Street / North Main Street
Built: 1895 – 1896
Style: Victorian.
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces north and is a two story red colored stone structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Herkimer on the east side of the courthouse. The north front has a central projecting tower with pyramidal roof. The second story windows are arched.
Old County Jail – Herkimer
Location: 327 North Main Street / Court Street
Built: 1834 – 1835
Style: Victorian / Federal
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces east and is a two story gray colored brick structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Herkimer to the west of the courthouse. The building has a high basement, is five bays wide, and is constructed of ashlar limestone blocks with dressed quoins. There is a gable roof with oval window. On the south side is a two story lower section.
Old County Courthouse – Herkimer
Old County Jail – Herkimer
Photos taken 2010