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Beaufort County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Southern side and front
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Location	Corner of W. 2nd and Market Sts., Washington, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°32′35″N 77°03′16″W / 35.54306°N 77.05444°W / 35.54306; -77.05444
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1786 (1786)
NRHP reference No.	71000567
Added to NRHP	March 31, 1971

Beaufort County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina. It was built about 1786, as a two-story, square brick building measuring 42 feet by 42 feet. It was later enlarged with a two-by rear extension and square clock tower. It is one of the earliest public buildings in North Carolina.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It is located in the Washington Historic District. It now serves as headquarters for and the Washington Branch of the Beaufort-Hyde-Martin Regional Library.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. John Wells and Greer Suttlemyre (December 1970). "Beaufort County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
3. "Washington". BHM Regional Library. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

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