Inverness County is named after Sir Cameron Inverness of Scotland or for the city of Inverness in Scotland.
Surrounding Courthouses:
N – Northumberland Strait
E – Victoria County, Cape Brteon County and Richmond County
S – Guysborough County and Antigonish County
W – Northumberland Strait
County Created : 1835
County Seat:
Port Hood 1835 – 2005
Port Hawkesbury 2005 – present
Courthouse – Port Hawkesbury
Location: 15 Kennedy Street / Bernard Street
Built: 2003 – 2005
Style: Modern
Architect: Robert J Ojelick
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces east and is a is a two story structure. The building is located on a rise on landscaped grounds in the city centre. The east front has a projected centre section with central entrance with blue coloured glass with extended blue coloured canopy. The blue coloured windows are vertical. The roof line is flat.
Old Courthouse – Port Hood
Location: 375 Main Street / Convent Street
Built: 1936 – 1937
Style: Classical Revival / Palladian
Architect: H A Condon of Kentville
Contractor: H A Condon of Kentville
Description: The building faces northeast and is a two story red coloured brick and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds to the north of the town centre. The rectangular shaped building has the main entrance along the northeast side. The roof line is flat. The former courtroom is located on the second story. An extension was added on the north side in 1967. The building houses the Municipality of Inverness offices. The court offices were moved to Port Hawkesbury in 2005 when the new courthouse was constructed.
History: The county was created in 1835 as the County of Juste au Corps and Port Hood was selected as the county seat. In 1837 the county name was changed. The first courthouse was built in 1825 by John MacDonald and was a small stone structure. The second courthouse was built in 1872 and was destroyed by fire on December 5, 1935. The Duncan Ferguson MacLean house was used as a temporary courthouse. The third courthouse was constructed in 1936 to 1937 and is still standing. In 2005 the county seat was moved to Port Hawkesbury when the fourth and prese courthouse was constructed.
Courthouse – Port Hawkesbury
Old Courthouse – Port Hood
Photos taken 2018