Penobscot County is named for the Native Indian Tribe called “Penobscot”.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Aroostook County
E – Aroostook County and Washington County
S – Hancock County and Waldo County
W – Somerset County and Piscataquis County
Created: February 15, 1816 
County Seat:
Bangor 1816 – present
County Courthouse – Bangor
Location: 97 Hammond Street / Court Street
Built: 1902 – 1903
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: Wilfred E Mansur
Contractor: Moses C Foster.
Description: The building faces south and is a three story red colored brick and stone structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Bangor. The building has a portico with three stone arches on the first story and two columns rising to the pediment at the top of the third story. Behind the columns are high windows. The corners of the building are trimmed with stone. The roof is hipped. On the east side is the old red colored brick Sheriff Residence.
County Judicial Center – Bangor
Location: 78 Exchange Street / Hancock Street
Built: 2007 – 2009
Style: Modern
Architect: WBRC Architects and Leers Weinzapfel Associates of Boston
Contractor: Consigli Construction Company, Inc. of Milford, Massachusetts
Description: The building faces north and is three story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Bangor to the south of the courthouse. At the northwest corner is a circular tower with entrance on the first story. On the second and third stories, the windows are vertical with panels between. The roof line is flat.
History: The county was created in 1816 and Bangor was designated as the county seat in 1816. The first courthouse was built by private citizens in 1812 to 1813 and the first court session was held in 1816. The county bought the building in 1825 for $2,000. The second courthouse was a brick structure built by Charles H Pond in 1833. An addition was built in 1859. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1903 to 1904 at a cost of $116,500. The County Judicial Center was constructed in 2007 to 2009 at a cost of $36,400,000.
Other Branch Courthouses
County Courthouse – Bangor
Old Sheriff Residence – Bangor
County Judicial Center – Bangor
Photos taken 2006, 2014 and 2018