Old Grafton County Courthouse - Plymouth, NH - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Completed in 1774, the old courthouse is one of the oldest buildings in Plymouth. It was used as the Grafton County Courthouse until 1823, and within its walls a young attorney named Daniel Webster, made his first pleas in a criminal case in 1806.

The building has had a colorful history, having been used variously as a meeting room during the Revolutionary War, a schoolhouse, a paint shop, and a wheelwright shed.



The building is now house the Plymouth Historical Society Museum.

Street address: 1 Court St. Plymouth, NH United States 03264 County / Borough / Parish: Grafton County Year listed: 1982 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1750-1799 Historic function: Government Current function: Education Privately owned?: yes Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2007 To: 12/31/2007 Hours of operation: From: 10:00 AM To: 4:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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