Mason County is named for George Mason, who was a Statesman and Virginia lawyer.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Brown County, Ohio and Adams County, Ohio
E – Lewis County
S – Fleming County
W – Robertson County and Bracken County
Created: November 5, 1788
County Seat:
Washington 1789 – 1848
Maysville 1848 – present
County Courthouse – Maysville
Location: 24 West 3rd Street / Sutton Street
Built: 1844 – 1846
Style: Greek Revival
Architect: Ignatius Mitchell, Christopher Russell, Stanislaus Mitchell, and Ignatius Purnell
Contractor: Ignatius Mitchell, Christopher Russell, Stanislaus Mitchell, and Ignatius Purnell
Description: The building faces southwest and is a two story white colored stucco structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Maysville. The southwest front has a large portico with four large white colored columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. Behind the pediment is a square white colored clock tower with small octagonal cupola with copper dome at the top. Steps ascend from the street to the portico. The roof is sloped. The building was constructed as the City Hall and in 1848, it became the County Court House. On the west of the building is the County Clerk’s Office and the Treasurer Office.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Mason County Courthouse.Square
County Clerk’s Office – Maysville
Location: 24 West 3rd Street / Sutton Street
Built: 1860
Style: Greek Revival
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces southwest and is a one story white colored stucco structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Maysville The southwest front has long vertical windows with vertical pilasters between. The wall rises to a peak with a sloped roof.
County Justice Building – Maysville
Location: 100 West 3rd Street / Sutton Street
Built: 1997 – 1999
Style: Greek Revival
Architect: CMW, Inc.
Contractor: CMW / CM, Inc. and Codell Construction Company
Description: The building faces northeast and is a two story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Maysville to the suthwest of the courthouse. The northeast front has a large portico supported by four white columns rising to a pediment. Steps rise from the street to the portico. The center section projects from the main building. On the center of the roof is an octagonal white colored cupola with black dome. The roof is sloped.The building houses the County Circuit Court and County District Court of the 19th Judicial Circuit.
See: The contractor was Codell Construction Company of Winchester which company constructed many courthouse in Kentucky
(see Louisville).
See: The 19th Judicial Circuit includes Bracken County and Fleming County.
History: The county was created in 1788 and Washington was selected as the county seat. The first court was held in 1789 at the residence of Robert Rankin in Washington. The first courthouse was a stone structure built by Lewis Craig in 1794. The building served as a courthouse until 1844 and was later destroyed by fire in 1909. The county seat was moved to Maysville in 1848. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1844 to 1846. The County Justice Building was constructed in 1997 to 1999.
County Courthouse – Maysville
County Justice Building – Maysville
Photos taken 2011
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