Hampshire County is named for the County of Hampshire in England.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Franklin County
E – Worcester County
S – Hampden County
W – Berkshire County
Created: May 7, 1662 
County Seat:
Northampton 1662 – present
Old County Courthouse – Northampton
Location: 15 Gothic Street / Main Street
Built: 1886 – 1887
Style: Richardsonian Romanesque
Architect: Henry F Kilbourn of New York, New York
Contractor: Bartlett Brothers
Description: The building faces southeast and is a three story gray colored course stone structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Northhampton. The southeast front has a one story portico with arches on the second story with descending stairs. A horizontal band runs between the first and second stories. On the third story is a largw arched window and rises to a tower with steep red colored roof. The second and third story windows are arched. The hipped roof has dormers. The courthouse is connected on the northwest side to the red colored brick Hall of Records built in 1931. The connecting structure was built in 1976. The architect was Drummey Rosane Anderson and the contractor was Aquadro & Cerruti Inc. In the connecting structure is a large mural from the former Post Office.
Note: The first courthouse was built in 1739 and the second in 1767, Isaac Damon designed the third building, built in 1812, which burned in 1886.
County Courthouse – Northampton
Location: 15 Gothic Street / Main Street
Built: 1974 – 1976
Style: Modern
Architect: Drummey Rosane Anderson, Inc. of Waltham
Contractor: Aquadro & Cerroti Inc. of Northampton
Description: The building faces southeast and is a three story gray colored concrete and glass structure. The south side has a central recessed entrance on the first story. The walls along the south side are glass. On the northwest corner is a high tower rising five stories. On the southeast side is a three story red colored brick section. The roof line is flat.
See: The architect, Drummey, Rosane, Anderson Inc. also designed courthouses in Hampden County (Palmer), Middlesex County (Newton), Plymouth County (Wareham ) and Worcester County (Leominste ).
County Hall of Records – Probate Courthouse – Northampton
Location: 33 King Street / Merrick Lane
Built: 1930 – 1931
Style: Modern
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces southeast and is a two story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds across from the courthouse and “L” shaped with a north wing and east wing. The roof line is flat. The building houses the Probate Court.
Other Branch Courthouses
Old County Courthouse – Northampton
Photos taken 2014 and 2017