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Washington County Courthouse Square
West Bend, Wisconsin
This block was deeded to Washin...
Court House Square
This Square, known as The Park, was given to Washington Co...
Old City Hall and Courthouse, 1850
When Norfolk became an independent city in 1845, space was...
Old Dauphin County Courthouses
Two Dauphin County Courthouses occupied this site at the i...
Decatur County Court House
Site of the original court house built in 1827 and occupie...
Old Westmoreland Courthouse
At a public meeting here, on June 22, 1774, resolutions of...
The Courthouse Square
The first Courthouse, at the south end of this squa...
Duleek Courthouse
Duleek Heritage Trail
Duleek Courthouse was built in...
Summer Rusticators, the Tourist Trade and the Waukeag House Hote
With the help of steamship & train travel in the la...
County Courthouse
1868
The Alameda County Courthouse stood here betwee...
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Washington County Courthouse Square
West Bend, Wisconsin
This block was deeded to Washington County on May 2, 1853, by the Wightman, Kilbourn, Kneeland, and Wolcott families to locate and erect county buildings. The original courthouse, constructed in 1854, was relocated to Main Street when the ...
Court House Square
This Square, known as The Park, was given to Washington County in 1853 as a site for county buildings for the use and benefit of the county forever. Donors were William Wightman, Byron Kilbourn, James Kneeland, E.B. Wolcott, and their ...
Old City Hall and Courthouse, 1850
When Norfolk became an independent city in 1845, space was needed to accommodate municipal functions. The Classic Revival building was begun in 1847 and completed in 1850 as Norfolk's city Hall and Courthouse. The architect was William Singleton, a Portsmouth ...
Old Dauphin County Courthouses
Two Dauphin County Courthouses occupied this site at the intersection of Market St. and what was originally known as Raspberry Street, later appropriately renamed Court Street. John Harris, Jr.'s original plan for Harrisburg set aside this land for use by ...
Decatur County Court House
Site of the original court house built in 1827 and occupied until 1854. Present building completed in 1860. Large tooth aspen tree appeared in 1870 on the roof of the 115 foot clock tower. In July, 1863, it became a ...
Old Westmoreland Courthouse
At a public meeting here, on June 22, 1774, resolutions of Richard Henry Lee offering aid to Boston, whose port had been closed by the British government, were adopted. Here, on May 23, 1775, the Westmoreland Committee on Safety passed ...
The Courthouse Square
The first Courthouse, at the south end of this square, was log.
The second, built in 1814-17, was brick and burned 1852.
The third was remodeled in 1912 to the present structure.
The first jail stood on this square as did the first ...
Duleek Courthouse
Duleek Heritage Trail
Duleek Courthouse was built in 1838 by John Trotter as a sessions house for the Meath Grand Jury. It was designed by Francis Johnston. The main architectural features are the Doric door-case and fanlight, a simplified eaves pediment ...
Summer Rusticators, the Tourist Trade and the Waukeag House Hote
With the help of steamship & train travel in the late 1800s, summer tourism peaked. But within a few short decades, the age of the auto and better roads to Bar Harbor - plus closing mines and quarries - led ...
County Courthouse
1868
The Alameda County Courthouse stood here between 1856 and 1868. In 1853 Alameda County was carved out of Contra Costa and Santa Clara Counties. New Haven was its first county seat. The 1854 legislative session moved the county seat to ...