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Maryland. 1708. Built in 1708, it is likely the oldest courthouse still standing in the United States. Today the property is open as a museum. [29] Old Chester Courthouse. Pennsylvania. 1724. This is the oldest public building in continuous use in the United States.
CourthouseLocationBuiltNotes1725Built in 1725, this is the oldest ...1735Built in 1735, this building is the ...1737–1742This courthouse is often cited as having ...1730s–1750sThis courthouse actually may be the ...- Carl B. Stokes Federal Courthouse, Cleveland, Ohio
- Lewis F. Powell, Jr. United States Courthouse, Richmond, VA
- Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Las Vegas, Nevada
- John M. Roll United States Courthouse, Yuma, Arizona
- Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse, Portland, Oregon
- The James F. Battin United States Courthouse, Billings, Montana
Website Twenty-two stories high, the Carl B. Stokes United States Courthouse stands as the current landmark of Cleveland, Ohio’s stunning city skyline. Winner of the 2002 American Architecture Award and a citation from the 2006 GSA Design Awards, the 726,000 square foot building was designed in a postmodern style by Kallmann McKinnell & Wood. Compl...
Website Originally designed and built in the middle of the 19th century, the Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse in Richmond is the oldest courthouse in the GSA’s catalog. Architect Ammi B. Young created the original steel, granite, and limestone structure in an Italianate style that currently houses the 4th Circuit Court. Marked by arches...
Website Named in honor of Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, the Lloyd D. George United States Courthouse and Federal Building is one of only three buildings in the country to receive the GSA’s Honor Award for Architecture under the Design Excellence Program. Also awarded a Citation for Design Excellence by...
Website On track to receive LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, the John M. Roll United States Courthouse in Yuma, Arizona has also received a 2014 GSA Design Award as well as an ENR Southwest Award of Merit for Best Government/Public Building. The contemporary Southwest-inspired design was completed in early 2014 and by E...
Website Built during a nation-wide boom in public building projects, Portland’s Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse won a 1994 GSA National Honor Award and exceeded Oregon’s Energy Code upon completion in 1997. The cantilevered roof contains a small green area, which is visible from the city street below, and the glass and steel structure overlooks th...
Image Source Designed by NBBJ of Seattle, Washington, the James F. Battin United States Courthouse was completed in 2012. Achieving LEED Gold certification as well as a 2013 GSA Design-Build Award for Civics Buildings, the classically inspired courthouse features four key design concepts including federal expression, regionalism, visible justice an...
Maryland Former Queen Anne County Courthouse 1708 Built in 1708, it is likely the oldest courthouse still standing in the United States. Today the property is open as a museum. Massachusetts Plymouth Courthouse 1749 Built in 1749 of wood, it served as a courthouse until 1820.
- King William County Courthouse. Year Built: 1725. Location: King William, Virginia. Area: 3 acres. Designed By: Unspecified. photo source: King William History.
- Old Salem County Courthouse. Year Built: 1735. Location: Salem County, New Jersey. Area: Unspecified. Designed By: Edwards & Green. photo source: Pinterest. The Old Salem County Courthouse is historic in Salem County, New Jersey.
- Charles City County Courthouse. Year Built: Late 1730s. Location: Charles City, Virginia. Area: Less than one acre. Designed By: Unspecified. photo source: Wikipedia.
- Hanover County Courthouse. Year Built: 1735. Location: Hanover Court House, Virginia. Area: Unspecified. Designed By: Unspecified. photo source: Richmond Region Tourism.
Selected non-Federal courthouses in Alaska include: Rabinowitz Courthouse. Rabinowitz Courthouse, 101 Lacey St., Fairbanks (. 64°50′41″N 147°43′04″W / 64.8447°N 147.7178°W / 64.8447; -147.7178 (Rabinowitz Courthouse) ), is an Alaska state's Alaska Court of Appeals courthouse and a trial courthouse.
CourthouseImageCountyMarkleeville 38°41′40″N 119°46′43″W / ...San Andreas 38°11′48″N 120°40′45″W / ...625 Court St., Martinez 38°01′07″N ...Independence 36°48′13″N 118°11′56″W / ...Old Salem County Courthouse: New Jersey: 1735: Built in 1735, this building is the oldest active courthouse in New Jersey and is the second oldest courthouse still in continuous use in the United States. It was built using locally manufactured bricks and was enlarged in 1817 and 1908.
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Justice John Archibald Campbell was the only Supreme Court justice to join the Confederacy. Some federal judges in southern states remained loyal to the United States, though several were unable to hold court until after the cessation of hostilities in 1865. The chart below shows the terminations of Article III judicial tenures from 1831 to 1870.
