In 1835 a lottery was authorized to raise funds to replace the frame structure which had served as Courthouse since 1791. Construction of the new building began in 1837 following the sale and relocation of the original Courthouse to its present site on South Bedford Street. The seat of justice. was completed in 1839 on plans drawn up by nationally known architect William Strickland. Strickland was most famous as a proponent of the then-popular Greek Revival style for important public buildings but the two-story Courthouse, with limited funds, was built in a plainer Federal style. It would not be until 1914 that the Ionic portico and expanded tower with cupola were added.
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