Courthouses

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Allegany County Courthouse. Left: c. 1930 (from an old postcard); Middle: Full view of courthouse; Right: Detail front of the building

Anne Arundel County Courthouses.
Left: Circuit Court; Right: District Court

Courthouse in the City of Baltimore as it looked c. 1935 (from an antique postcard). Right: Detail building front as it looks today.

Baltimore County Courthouse. Left: From an old postcard c. 1920; Right: Back of present day courthouse
[Baltimore County Courthouse - back]

Calvert County Courthouse

Caroline County Courthouse c.1914

Left: Carroll County Courthouse from a postcard postmarked 1914; Right: Present day Courthouse

Cecil County Courthouse in 1909, 1919 on the left as it looked c. 1935 (all from antique postcards)
Cecil County Courthouse as it looks today

2 Views of the Charles County Courthouse. The Courthouse on the left is from a postcard c.1955, but it looks pretty much like this today.

Dorchester County Courthouse

Left: Frederick County Courthouse c. 1910. Right: Present Day Courthouse

Garrett County Courthouse
Left, from a 1900 postcard; Middle, from a 1930 postcard, Right, from a postcard c. 1965

Harford County Courthouses.
Left: Circuit Court; Right: District Court

Howard County Courthouses.
Left: from an old postcard c.1930; Right: Today's Circuit Court
[Howard County Courthouse c. 1930]

Kent County Courthouse

Montgomery County Courthouse c. 1925

2 views of the Prince George's County Courthouse

Queen Anne's County Courthouse 1921
Queen Anne's County Courthouses.
Left: Circuit Court; Right: District Court

St. Mary's County Courthouses.
Left: Circuit Court; Right: District Court

On the left is the old Somerset County Courthouse from a 1909 postcard. On the right is the courthouse as it looks in 2003. In the center is the historical marker that stands beside the courthouse.

Talbot County Courthouses as it looked c. 1910 with the jail in the background on the right(left, taken from an antique postcard) and as it looks today.

Washington County Courthouse from a postcard postmarked 1911.

Wicomico County Courthouses.
Left: Circuit Court; Right: District Court

Worcester County Courthouse in 1912 (left--this picture and the middle one come from antique postcards), as it looked c. 1935 (in the middle with the old car) and as it looks today. The main difference seems to the the larger trees, don't you think?

Photos courtesy of Maryland Manual On-Line published by the Maryland State Archives.


© Copyright October 23, 2001, Office of the Secretary of State.
Last Modified September 16, 2003.
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