Howard County Courthouse (Maryland)

Howard County Courthouse

August 1936
General information
Architectural style Classical Revival
Location Court Avenue
Town or city Ellicott City, Maryland
Country United states of America
Coordinates 39°16′08″N 76°47′51″W / 39.2689°N 76.7976°W / 39.2689; -76.7976
Construction started 1840
Completed 1843
Cost $24,000 (1840)
Client Howard County, Maryland
Design and construction
Architect Samuel Harris
Engineer Charles Timanus [1]

The Howard County Courthouse is the former Courthouse building that now houses the Orpan's Court[2] A stone house on main street served as a temporary courthouse during construction from 1840-1843. The $24,000 granite structure was started in 1840 taking three years to build on a steep hill once named Capitoline Hill [3] It also went by the nickname "Mt. Misery".[4]

In 1938 and 1962 additions were added to the structure. In 1980 County Executive J. Hugh Nichols approved a renovation that included a 14,500 sq ft addition that connected to the Howard County Circuit Courthouse.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ James A Clark Jr. Jim Clark Soldier Farmer Legislator. p. 21.
  2. ↑ "Orhpan's Court". Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Howard County Historical Society. Images of America, Howard County. p. 20.
  4. ↑ Janet Kusterer, Victoria Goeller. Ellicott City. p. 43.
  5. ↑ Clark, Michael J (20 September 1979). "Howard county executive backs courthouse renovation and expansion". The Baltimore Sun.
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