Wayne County is named for Anthony Wayne, who was a general in the American Revolutionary War, and who lived from 1745 to 1796.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Broome County, New York and Delaware County, New York
E – Delaware County, New York and Sullivan County, New York
S – Pike County and Monroe County
W – Lackawanna County and Susquehanna County
Created: March 26, 1798 
County Seat:
Bethany 1800 – 1841
Honesdale 1798 – present
County Courthouse – Honesdale
Location: 925 Court Street / 10th Street
Built: 1876 – 1880
Style: Second Empire and Italianate
Architect: J A Wood of New York, New York
Contractor: A S Phillip of Berwick
Description: The building faces south and is a two story red colored brick and stone structure. The west front has a one story porch with six narrow columns rising to the roof. Behind the porch rises a square red colored brick tower with mansard roof. The north and south wings are recessed. The foundation is stone. The building has a mansard roof. The building houses the County Court of Common Pleas of the 22nd Judicial District. On the east side is a modern four story dark red colored brick addition constructed in 1976. On the south side is the two story red colored brick County Office Building which was built in 1868. The building is named as the Dimmick Building.
History: The county was created in 1798 and Bethany was selected as the county seat in 1800. The first courthouse was built in Bethany in 1800. The county seat was moved to Honesdale in 1841 and the second courthouse was built by Charles Jamieson in Honesdale in 1843. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1876 to 1880 at a cost of $130,000.
County Courthouse – Honesdale
County Courthouse Annex – Honesdale
County Office Building – Honesdale
Photos taken 2014 and 2017
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