Washington County Parks and the Historic Courthouse invites you to a new exhibit “People & Places: Architecture in Washington County” at the Washington County Historic Courthouse. The new exhibition highlights various architectural styles found in the county from pre-1850 to 1960. Sections focus on Lost History (sites and buildings that are no longer); Early Peoples; Mills & Merchants; Learning & Leisure; Law & Order; Victorian & Turn of the Century; Modern. Artifacts include; photographs, early building plans for area homes and businesses, antique tools, and the oldest building permit issued by the City of Stillwater.

Washington County has beautiful natural scenery, lovely Victorian homes; history and connections to a shared past. This exhibit showcases the County’s rich architectural history and the people who lived it.