Queen Anne's County Courthouse - Centerville MD
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 02.706 W 076° 03.930
18S E 407793 N 4322321
Oldest courthouse in continuous use in the State of Maryland. The building was authorized by Acts of Assemby after the removal of the County Seat from Queenstown to Chester Mills, later Centreville.
Waymark Code: WM13EQ0
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2020
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TEXT from attached Maryland Historical Marker: The Courthouse
Queen Anne’s County-Oldest courthouse in continuous use in the State of Maryland. The building was authorized by Acts of Assemby after the removal of the County Seat from Queenstown to Chester Mills, later Centreville. It was erected between 1791 and 1796 on land purchased from Elizabeth Nicholson on her portion of “Chesterfield,” the estate of her grandfather, William Sweatnam.
Year Built: 1791
Current Use of Building: Courthouse
Level of Courts: County
Dates this building was used to house judicial proceedings: 1791-2020
Physical Address:
intersection of Maryland Route 213 and Broadway, Centreville MD 21617
Related Website: [Web Link]
Architect: Not listed
Hours: Not listed
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