Washington County Courthouse (Maryland)

Washington County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	W. Washington St. and Summit Ave., Hagerstown, Maryland
Coordinates	39°38′34″N 77°43′22″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1872 (1872)
Architect	Simms, J.P.; Thornburg, Robert C.
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	74000976[1]
Added to NRHP	December 24, 1974

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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Paula Stoner Dickey (January 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Washington County Courthouse" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.

External links

• Washington County Courthouse, Washington County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust