Yarmouth County is named for Yarmouth, Massachusetts as settlers arrived from Cape Cod in 1761 or for Lady Yarmouth, who was the mistress of King George II.
County Created : 1836
County Seat:
Yarmouth 1836 – present
County Justice Centre – Yarmouth
Location: 164 Main Street / Ennis Street
Built: Unknown
Style: Modern
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces east and is a two srory red coloured brick, glass and concrete structure. The building is named as the Justice Centre.
Old Courthouse – Yarmouth
Location: Main Street / Gleber Street
Built: 1931 – 1933
Style: Georgian
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces west and is a two story red coloured brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds..
Old Courthouse – Tusket
Location: Lighthouse Road / Courthouse Road
Built: 1805
Style: Colonial
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces west and is a two story white coloured wood frame structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds. The west front of the rectangular building has a central entrance. There is a bell tower at the west end of the gabled roof. In 1833, the building was doubled in length, and was lengthened again in 1870.
Note: The courthouse is the oldest courthouse in Canada.
Courthouses:
N – Digby County
E – Shelburne County
S – Atlantic Ocean
W – Bay of Fundy and New Brunswick
County Justice Centre – Yarmouth
Old Courthouse – Yarmouth
Former courtroom
Old Courthouse – Tusket
Photos taken 2018