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HISTORY OF THE COURTHOUSE

The Story of Its Construction
Pemberton Square
George A. Clough, Architect
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in the 1880s and 1890s
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., and the Suffolk County Court House
The Bar in the 1890s
Construction Costs
The Great Hall of the Old Suffolk County Court House
Problems During Construction
No Opening Ceremony for the Old Suffolk County Court House
Praise and Criticism for the "Old" Suffolk County Court House
The Fourth and Fifth Floor Additions of 1910
The "New" Suffolk County Court House
The Old Suffolk County Court House and Other Courthouses
The "Old" Suffolk County Court House and Other Boston Buildings

Fast Facts

Cases in the 1880s

The Social Law Library in the "Old" Suffolk County Court House

Related Topics
Selected Readings
The Houses of Law: A History of Superior Court Architecture in Massachusetts, John C. McConnell

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