Queen Anne’s County is named for Queen Anne I, who was the queen of Great Britain.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Kent County
E – Kent County, Delaware and Caroline County
S – Caroline County and Talbot County
Created: April 9, 1706 
County Seat:
Queenstown 1706 – 1707
Centreville 1707 – present
Old County Courthouse – Centreville
Location: 100 Courthouse Square / North Commerce Street
Built: 1791 – 1796
Style: Georgian
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces southeast and is a two story white colored brick and wood structure. The building is located in Courthouse Square with landscaped grounds in the center of Centreville. The southeast front has a projecting center section with central entrance, balcony on the second story with three long arched windows above. At roof is a pediment with oval window. There are east and west wings. The windows have green colored shutters and the roof is hipped. The building was restructured in 1876. The architect was J Crawford Neilson and contractor was Captain James Smith.
Note: The courthouse is the oldest courthouse in continuous use in Maryland, and one of two 18th century courthouses in Maryland, the other courthouse is located in Talbot County. The cost of reconstruction in 1876 was $6,800.
County Courthouse – Centreville
Location: 200 North Commerce Street / Broadway
Built: 2015 – 2019
Style: Modern Georgian
Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners
Contractor: The Mullan Contracting Company of Baltimore
Description: The building faces northwest and is a two story light orange colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located in Courthouse square in the center of Centreville with landscaped grounds on the east side of the old courthouse in the center of Centreville. The northwest front has a projecting center section with concrete pillars rising to a pediment at the roof line. The roof line is flat.
See: The 2nd Judicial Circuit includes Caroline County, Cecil County, Kent County and Talbot County.
History: The county was created in 1706 and Queenstown was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was built in 1707. Then the county seat was moved to Centreville in 1707. The second courthouse was constructed in 1791 to 1796. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 2015 to 2019.
District Court Courthouse – Centreville
Location: 120 Broadway / North Commerce Street
Built: Unknown
Style: Modern
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces southwest and is a two story buff-red colored brick and concrete structure. The front has a small plaza on the southeast side with arched brick wall. The northwest wing runs along Liberty Street and the northeast wing has an entrance from the plaza. The roof line is flat. The building is named as the Carter M Hickman Court / Multi Service Center and house the District Court of the 3rd District.
Old County Courthouse – Centreville
District Court Courthouse – Centreville
Photos taken 2013