Rockingham County is named for Charles Watson-Wentworth, who was the 2nd Marques of Rockingham, a British statesman and two time Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Henry County, Virginia and Pittsylvania County, Virginia
E – Caswell County
S – Guilford County
W – Stokes County
Created: December 29, 1785 
County Seat:
Rockhouse Creek 1785 – 1798
Wentworth 1798 – present
County Justice Center – Wentworth
Location: 170 Highway 65 / Prison Camp Road
Built: 2009 – 2011
Style: Modern
Architect: Moseley Associates
Contractor: Branch & Associates, Inc
Description: The building faces northeast and is a three story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Wentworth. The northeast front has an extended brick and glass section for the entrance. There are high vertical windows on the first and second stories and the third story section has a square tower at the center. The roof line is flat. .
Old County Courthouse – Wentworth
Location: 1086 Highway 65 / Tyre Dodson Street
Built: 1906 – 1907
Style: Neo-Classical Revival
Architect: Frank Pierce Milburn of Washington DC
Contractor: B F Smith Fireproof Construction Company
Description: The building faces north and is a three story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Wentworth. The north front has a central entrance on the first story and rises to a pediment above the third story. There are east and west two story wings. On the southwest there is an addition which houses the court. The building is being renovated for a County Museum. To the north of the courthouse is the old red colored brick jail.
See: The contractor, B F Smith Fireproof Construction Company, constructed courthouses in Onslow County and Tyrrell County.
See: The architect Frank Pierce Milburn of Washington, DC.
History: The first court met at the home of Adam Tate at Eagle Falls in 1786. The first courthouse was built in 1787 at Rockhouse Creek which became Wentworth in 1798. The second courthouse was a brick structure erected in 1824 in Wentworth. The building was remodeled in 1880. The architect was Lydon Swaim of Greensboro. The courthouse burned in 1906 and the third courthouse was constructed in 1906 to 1907. The building is still standing. The fourth and present courthouse was constructed in 2009 to 2011.
County Administration – Wentworth
Location: 321 Highway 65 / Wren Memorial Street
Built: 1985 – 1987
Style: Modern
Architect: J Hyatt Hammonds
Contractor: Allen J H Construction of Greensboro
Description: The building faces southwest and is a two story brown colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds. The building is named as the Rockingham County Government Center.
County Courthouse – Wentworth
Old County Courthouse – Wentworth
Old County Jail – Wentworth
County Administration – Wentworth
Photos taken 2012