Rutland County is named for the Town of Rutland which was named for John Manner, who was the 3rd Duke of Rutland.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Addison County and Windsor County
E – Windsor County
W – Washington County, New York
Created: February 22, 1781 
County Seat:
Rutland 1781 – present
County Courthouse – Rutland
Location: 83 Center Street / Court Street
Built: 1869 – 1870
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: J J R Randall of Rutland
Contractor: John Kain of Rutland
Description: The building faces south and is a red colored brick style structure. The south front has a projecting center section with porch on the first story with four white colored Doric columns at the entrance a further columns on the east side.. On the second story are arched windows with glass fronted pediment at the roof line. On the roof is a clock tower with large square base rising to a four sided clock and octagonal cupola with red colored roof. The roof is hipped. An addition was constructed on the north side in 1954.
County District Courthouse – Rutland
Location: 89 Merchants Row / State Street
Built: 2009 – 2010
Style: Modern
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces east and is two story red colored brick and concrete structure.
History: The county was created in 1781 and Rutland was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was built in 1784. The second courthouse was built in 1792 and was destroyed by fire in 1868. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1868 to 1870 at a cost of $72,000. The District Courthouse was constructed in 2009 to 2010.
County Courthouse – Rutland
Photos taken 2014