Washington County Courthouse (Rhode Island)

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Washington County Court House
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Location3481 Kingstown Rd., South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°29′2″N71°33′21″W / 41.48389°N 71.55583°W / 41.48389; -71.55583 Coordinates: 41°29′2″N71°33′21″W / 41.48389°N 71.55583°W / 41.48389; -71.55583
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1892
Architect Leslie P. Langworthy
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No. 92001542 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 05, 1992

The former Washington County Courthouse is an historic building at 3481 Kingstown Road in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. Built in 1892, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 as Washington County Court House.

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Since 1991, court has been held in the McGrath Judicial Complex at 4800 Tower Hill Road in the village of Wakefield, also in South Kingstown. [2] [3]

The building is now the Courthouse Center for the Arts at Historic Washington County Courthouse [4]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. National Associations of Counties listing for Washington County, Rhode Island
  3. Know your Courts - Rhode Island, p. 11
  4. Courthouse Center for the Arts at Historic Washington County Courthouse website