Old Grafton County Courthouse
Old Grafton County Courthouse | |
Location | 1 Court St., Plymouth, New Hampshire |
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Coordinates | 43°45′29″N 71°41′21″W / 43.75806°N 71.68917°W |
Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
Built | 1774 |
Part of | Plymouth Historic District (ID86000343) |
NRHP reference No. | 82001677[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 29, 1982 |
Designated CP | March 14, 1986 |
The Old Grafton County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building at 1 Court Street in Plymouth, New Hampshire. This modest wood-frame building was built in 1774 to serve as one of two courthouses for Grafton County, which had just been established; it is one of the oldest surviving civic structures in the state. It is now the museum of the Plymouth Historical Society.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982,[1] and included in the Plymouth Historic District in 1986.[3]
Description and history
The Old Grafton County Courthouse stands in the town center of Plymouth, on the south side of Court Street just west of the town hall. It is a square wood-frame structure, 34 feet (10 m) on each side, with a truncated hip roof topped by a cupola. The open cupola has square posts at the corners, and is covered by a low-pitch hip roof. The main facade of the building faces north, and is three bays wide, with sash windows flanking the main entrance. The entrance is sheltered by a gabled hood supported by simple triangular bracketing. A small ell projects from the rear of the building. The interior of the building consists of a single large chamber, whose styling is reflective of 1876 alterations.[4]
The courthouse was built in 1774, shortly after Grafton County was established, and Plymouth was named one of its
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "About the Society". Plymouth Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Plymouth Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Old Grafton County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-04-14.