Ex-Courthouse - Maitland, NSW, Australia - Courthouses on Waymarking.com

From the NSW Heritage website:

"Maitland Courthouse has been associated with the provision of law and justice in the Hunter area since 1897. The extant building is the second courthouse built in the town, which has been an important centre for administration and justice in the Hunter area since the first half of the nineteenth century.

"The scale and grandeur of Maitland Courthouse is symbolic of the growing confidence in regional centres during the nineteenth century due to expansions in mining and agriculture. While the town was overtaken by Newcastle in terms of physical size and population by the twentieth century, Maitland has remained an important regional town.

"Maitland Courthouse demonstrates the shift from Victorian Classical to Federation architectural styles in public buildings in NSW. The combination of classical features, such as the central clock tower and sandstone entrance, and Federation features, such as the use of face brick and sandstone, demonstrates the transition of public building design by the Government Architect's Branch from the grand, classical-influenced works under James Barnet to a less monumental style under Walter Liberty Vernon with a clarity rare among courthouses in NSW."

Description:
"Maitland Courthouse is an outstanding building designed during the transition from Victorian to Federation architectural styles. It is Victorian Italianate in form, style and detailing and built using Federation materials such as face red brick with contrasting sandstone trim. The building complex is prominently located in the main business street. The clock tower mounted on the courthouse roof is a landmark within the district. The courtroom is accessed through a formal colonnaded portico. Typical Italianate sandstone detailing decorates the building.

"Other accommodation: General office, waiting room, prisoner access to courtroom, toilets.

"Construction: The courthouse is constructed in red face brick with contrasting sandstone decorative detailing. The hipped and gabled roofs are clad in slate tiles." (visit link)
Exterior materials: Brick, sandstone, slate.

Visited: 1120, and 1154, Sunday, 22 January, 2017

Year Built: 1897 Current Use of Building: Museum Level of Courts: Multiple Architect: Walter Liberty Vernon Dates this building was used to house judicial proceedings: 1897-1986 Physical Address: High Street (and Semphill Street), Maitland, NSW, 2320 Related Website: [Web Link] Hours: Not listed

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