Washington County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at 95 West Washington Street in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-story red brick structure with white trim and decorative work in brownstone, constructed in 1872 in the Italianate style. The building features a central tower on the front façade above the main entrance and a coursed limestone foundation from an earlier courthouse which burned. It also has a mansard roof covered with shingles. The annex was built in 1963.[2]
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| Location | W. Washington St. and Summit Ave., Hagerstown, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°38′34″N 77°43′22″W / 39.64278°N 77.72278°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1872 |
| Architect | Simms, J.P.; Thornburg, Robert C. |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000976[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 24, 1974 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Paula Stoner Dickey (January 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Washington County Courthouse" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
External links
edit- Washington County Courthouse, Washington County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust