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Visit Orange County and the Orange County Historic Courthouse

Location: 105 West Main Street / North Madison Road
Built: 1858 – 1859
Style: Italian Villa
Architect: Haskins & Alexander of Washington, DC
Contractor: Spooner & Darrow

Description: The building faces south and is a one and a half story white colored brick and wood structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Orange. The south front facade features a three-part arcade consisting of a semi-elliptical arch flanked by small semicircular arches. Above the arcade is a three stage tower consisting of the main entrance as the first stage; a clock, installed within existing round windows in 1949, as the second stage; and arched openings with louvres covered by a shallow hip roof and topped by a finial complete the tower. The building was remodeled in 1949 and again in 2003 when the arches were re-opened. Next to the building are the Old County Clerk’s Office ( 1894 ) and the County Office Building. On the north side is the new courthouse.

SOURCE: courthouses.co

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