Morpeth Historical Court House NSW

Heritage listed Court House on Swan Street Morpeth NSW Australia. The former Morpeth Court House is one of the oldest courthouses constructed in the Hunter Val...
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Heritage listed Court House on Swan Street Morpeth NSW Australia. The former Morpeth Court House is one of the oldest courthouses constructed in the Hunter Valley, with the development of Morpeth as a prospering port town. It is linked to the town’s founder, E.C. Close and the Colonial Architect Alexander Dawson and his Clerk of Works in the Hunter, Mortimer
Lewis Junior.
The building was constructed largely in two stages due to funding issues. The first stage in 1862 was the construction of the Court Room and Western Wing which housed Police and Postal activities as well as the court staff. The eastern wing was added in 1879 as the administration of justice in the township required more staff. The present configuration of the building includes a Kitchen and two Cells added to the southern elevation of the building in the early twentieth century. It is currently used as a museum
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