The History of the Augusta County Courthouse
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Transcript of The History of the Augusta County Courthouse
Augusta County –1738: Formed
Dec. 1745: in operation
21 Justices of thePeace & Sheriff
1746: 12 Vestrymen
Courthouse No. 2 1755-1789Finished 1755, First Court met there in August
It had a chimney and a fire place
Original structure retrofitted as a house
and used until 1788
Courthouse No. 3 1789-1836Augusta County just about to its current geographic size
2-story stone house finished in the fall of 1789
Staunton1747 Thomas Lewis laid out town called Staunton
1802 Hustings Court begins: On March 20, 1802, the freeholders and housekeepers of the town met at the county courthouse and organized the town government, elected 12 Common Councilmen.
--1st court session held at the county courthouse April 19, 1802
1878 City purchased a building for city hall and the clerk ordered the Hustings Court be moved there
--On Aug. 9, 1878, the city sold its interest in the Augusta Courthouse to the County for $3,500; supposed to vacate Jan. 1, 1881.
--Protracted negotiations 1881-1885!!
--On Nov. 21, 1885 City agreed to pay county $125 per year
1897 Hustings Court moves to City Hall Building, 16 years after supposed to vacate Augusta County Courthouse!