Waldo County is named for Samuel Waldo, who was a colonial soldier in the siege of Louisburg in 1745.
Surrounding county Courthouses:
N – Somerset County and Penobscot County
E – Hancock County
S – Knox County and Lincoln County
W – Kennebec County
Created: February 7, 1827
County Seat:
Belfast 1827 – present
County Courthouse – Belfast
Location: 137 Church Street / Market Street
Built: 1850 – 1854
Style: Italianate
Architect: Benjamin S Deane and Edwin Lee Brown of Bangor
Contractor: Edward Hawkes
Description: The building faces southwest and is a three story red colored brick structure. The building is located in the center of Belfast. The southwest front has a central entrance on the second story framed with white colored pilasters and projecting header. The hipped roof has a pediment with a circular window. The building descends a hill on the northeast side. The northeast addition was constructed in 1899 to 1900. The architect was E F Fassett and the contractor was J S Randall.
See: The architect, Benjamin S Deane and Edwin S Brown of Bangor also designed the courthouse in Washington County.
County Judicial Center – Belfast
Location: 11 Market Street / Church Street
Built: 2017 – 2019
Style: Modern
Architect: North Peak Architecture of Presque Isle
Contractor: Ganneston Construction Corporation of Augusta
Description: The building faces southeast and is a two story red colored brick structure. The building is located in the center of Belfast across from the courthouse. The southeast front has a high portico with a pediment at the roof line. The roof is hipped. The interior has a large courtroom on the first story. The building houses the Superior Court and the District Court.
District Courthouse – Belfast
Location: 103 Church Street / Spring Street
Built: 1929 – 1930
Style: Classical
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces southwest and is a two story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located in the center of Belfast to the southeast of the courthouse. The southwest front has a central entrance on the second story, with small portico having four white colored columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. The building descends down a hill on the northeast side with the first story being at ground level. The roof is hipped. The District Court has now moved to the County Judicial Center.
History: The cointy was created in 1827 and Belfast was selected as the county seat. A second story was built on the town hall to accommodate the court as the first courthouse. The second and present courthouse was built in 1850 to 1854 at a cost of $14,000. An addition was constructed in 1899 to 1900 at a cost of $20,000. A District Court courthouse was built in 1929 to 1930. The Justice Center was constructed in 2017 to 2017 at a cost of $17,000,000.
County Courthouse – Belfast
County Judicial Center – Belfast
District Courthouse – Belfast
Photos taken 2014 and 2018
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