The Garrett County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at

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. It is a three-story, 1907–1908 neo-classical

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masonry structure in the form of a Latin Cross with a central rotunda and dome. The Courthouse was designed by

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(1863–1937), a New York architect who specialized in designing government buildings. The Garrett County Courthouse was listed on the

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in 1975.

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*, including photo from 1974, at Maryland Historical Trust Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Neoclassical architecture in Maryland Government buildings completed in 1907 County courthouses in Maryland Buildings and structures in Garrett County, Maryland James Riely Gordon buildings Oakland, Maryland Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Garrett County, Maryland Historic district contributing properties in Maryland 1907 establishments in Maryland {{GarrettCountyMD-NRHP-stub