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Cumberland County’s 1926 courthouse on Gillespie Street remains a civic landmark
Summary
The neoclassical Cumberland County courthouse, built 1924–26 after the prior courthouse became too small, still houses county zoning and plan inspections and retains original fixtures; the courtroom was restored in 2004 and the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The neoclassical Cumberland County courthouse on Gillespie Street was built beginning in 1924, completed in 1925 and opened in 1926 as the county’s new seat of government, a presenter narrating the site said. When it opened, the county’s population was about 35,000 and most county offices — from the sheriff’s office to the register of deeds and the jails located on the upper floors — operated from the building.
The presenter described original fixtures…
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