Corner of W. 2nd and Market Sts., Washington, North Carolina. County/parish: Beaufort.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 31, 1971. NRIS 71000567.
1 contributing building.
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.
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.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719013