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Fairfield
County Courthouse in Danbury |
Copyright
1905 |
Copyright 1907 |
Postmarked 1908 |
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Postmarked 1915
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While presiding over the placing of the
cornerstone for the new Fairfield County
Courthouse in Danbury, the Hon. Lyman D.
Brewster said, "…the predecessor of the present
courthouse, the 1823 structure, despite an
enlargement of 16 feet in 1879, was inadequate
for modern use and requirements, and ill-suited
to the comfort of suitors and jurors, lawyers
and judges." |
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With that, the cornerstone was placed for the
Courthouse, which opened its doors as the world
welcomed the 20th Century. The
imposing brick and granite structure was
designed by Bridgeport architect Warren R.
Briggs, who also designed the Fairfield County
Courthouse in Bridgeport and the Connecticut
Building, the Electric Scenic Theater and
Natatorium at the World's Columbian Exposition.
Danbury's first courthouse was built in 1785 at
the same location and was complete with old
stocks and whipping posts near its front
entrance. The stocks and the whipping posts were
dispensed with when the city's second courthouse
was built in 1824.
Today the Courthouse is part of the Main Street
Historic District. Not far from its entrance is
a boulder that marks the spot where the first
shot was fired at British invaders during the
American Revolution. Still in use, the
Courthouse serves as the
Courthouse for Juvenile Matters. |
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This court today
Postmarked 1907 |
