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Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: June 29, 2013
Caption: The Red Brick Courthouse
Additional Description: Montgomery County's third courthouse symbolizes more than 200 years of continuous government activity on this site. Since construction in 1891, the Red Brick Courthouse has held courts and county and state offices.

Frank E. Davis designed the courthouse in “Romanesque Revival” style, with broad arches, square tower, sandstone trim, and the Smead system of heating and ventilation. The contractor was Thomas P. Johns.

Over the years, the courthouse survived interior alterations, modernization, and plans for demolition. In 1988, Peerless Rockville formed “Friends of the Red Brick Courthouse” to raise funds to restore the courtroom to its former grandeur. Historic documents and photographs supplemented physical evidence to guide restoration, funded by generous citizens and businesses. In 1996, the courtroom returned to its original use.

Plaque inside the Red Brick Courthouse
Submitted: March 12, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p377097
File Size: 2.592 Megabytes

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