Weston County Courthouse - Newcastle, Wyoming
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BruceS
N 43° 51.348 W 104° 12.146
13T E 564098 N 4856166
Beautiful county courthouse in Newcastle, Wyoming.
Waymark Code: WM23Y8
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2007
Views: 6
"The Weston County Courthouse is a two-story Classical Revival building with Beaux Arts details designed by Wyoming architect Charles A. Randall and constructed in 1910-1911. The Courthouse is important for its association with and representation of the broad patterns of development in Newcastle's early years as a county seat. As is typical in communities throughout the west, Newcastle experienced the usual success enjoyed by a town once it became the "county seat." The role of the courthouse in extending to the community of Newcastle a relative stability as the county seat in a somewhat economically marginal environment has made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local history. The courthouse remains as the most beautiful and imposing structure in Weston County, nobly representing Weston County government's role in shaping this community from 1890 to the present day." ~ Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office website
Year Built: 1911
Current Use of Building: County Courthouse
Level of Courts: County
Architect: Charles A. Randall
Dates this building was used to house judicial proceedings: 1911-present
Physical Address:
1 West Main
Newcastle, Wyoming
Related Website: [Web Link]
Hours: Not listed
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