Beaufort County Courthouse Explained

Beaufort County Courthouse
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Coordinates:35.5431°N -77.0544°W
Added:March 31, 1971
Refnum:71000567

Beaufort County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina. It was built about 1786, as a two-story, square brick building measuring 42 feet by 42 feet. It was later enlarged with a two-by rear extension and square clock tower. It is one of the earliest public buildings in North Carolina.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It is located in the Washington Historic District. It now serves as headquarters for and the Washington Branch of the Beaufort-Hyde-Martin Regional Library.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Wells and Greer Suttlemyre . Beaufort County Courthouse. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . December 1970 . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.
  2. Web site: Washington . 12 October 2016 . BHM Regional Library . 9 November 2022.