- Dorchester County Courthouse and Jail
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Dorchester County Courthouse and Jail
Location: 206 High St., Cambridge, Maryland Coordinates: 38°34′18″N 76°4′34″W / 38.57167°N 76.07611°WCoordinates: 38°34′18″N 76°4′34″W / 38.57167°N 76.07611°W Built: 1853 Architect: UpJohn, Richard; Carson, Charles L. Architectural style: Queen Anne, Romanesque Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 82001591
[1]Added to NRHP: December 16, 1982 Dorchester County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse building located at Cambridge, the county seat of Dorchester County, Maryland. It is an Italianate influenced, painted brick structure, which was enlarged and extensively remodeled with Georgian Revival decorative detailing in the 1930s. The building entrance is flanked on the north by a three-story tower. It was constructed in 1853, and is the only courthouse designed by Richard Upjohn in Maryland.[2]
The County Jail, which stood to the southeast of the courthouse from about 1882 until its demolition in 1994, was a Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival style granite structure with brick and terra cotta features. The jail was the work of the Baltimore architect, Charles L. Carson.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Maryland Historical Trust". Dorchester County Courthouse and Jail, Dorchester County. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-07. http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=707&COUNTY=Dorchester&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Dorchester.
External links
- Dorchester County Courthouse and Jail, Dorchester County, including photo from 1981, at Maryland Historical Trust
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Lists by county Allegany • Anne Arundel • Baltimore County • Calvert • Caroline • Carroll • Cecil • Charles • Dorchester • Frederick • Garrett • Harford • Howard • Kent • Montgomery • Prince George's • Queen Anne's • Somerset • St. Mary's • Talbot • Washington • Wicomico • Worcester
Lists by city Other lists Keeper of the Register • History of the National Register of Historic Places • Property types • Historic district • Contributing property Categories:- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- Buildings and structures in Dorchester County, Maryland
- County courthouses in Maryland
- Buildings and structures completed in 1853
- County government buildings in Maryland
- Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs
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