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Another map code for this building is WT 18/21, found on the Hand Drawn map.
This three and one half story building features a rectangular shaped plan configuration, a stone foundation, a cream brick exterior, a brick and stone trim and a tin shingled hip roof. Perhaps the most notable element of the structure is the massive central tower which rises eight stories in height, the top of which culminates into a dramatic pyrmidal roof. Large brackets, circular shaped vents, turrets, dormers, dentil trimmed cornices, and a balustraded railing further distinguish this tower. The rear of the building displays an open gable end whose embellishments include a parapet and a bank of narrow Romanesque arched windows. In fact, Romanesque arches distinguish the windows and door openings throughout the entire structure, with colossal Richardsonian Romanesque arches defining the main entrances. The cornice along the second story is lined with dentil trim, echoing that of the tower. A belt course is rendered in cut limestone and visually separates the first from the second stories. The water table, too, is comprised of cut stone.
The Washington County Courthouse functioned as office space (1987). Currently, it houses the Washington County Historical Society (2008).
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