Washington County Courthouse
The rockfaced Oolitic limestone used on the facade of the current Washington County Courthouse was locally quarried and cut, one mile southwest of town. In the nineteenth century, this was the first and only working quarry in the county, originally opened by Emmanuel Zink and James Needham in 1866. Rock quarried here was originally called "Salem limestone" before being renamed oolitic.
The newels and columns incorporated in the courthouse design are all unique efforts of individual stone carvers.
The newels and columns incorporated in the courthouse design are all unique efforts of individual stone carvers.
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