The extensive renovation of the second Forsyth County Courthouse began November 1, 1925. The renovation added 25 feet to the Main and Liberty Street sides, changed the main entrance from Liberty to Third Street,...
Forsyth County was formed from the southern half of Stokes County on January 16, 1849. At that time the courts met in Germanton, the county seat of Stokes. The logical site for the new...
Construction for the new Forsyth County Courthouse was scheduled to begin February 1st, 2021. The new courthouse will be located on North Chestnut Street, between First and Second Streets, backing up to Patterson Avenue....
A new organization was founded on this day in 1928, called the Courthouse Girls Club. The club consisted of the young women who carried on the work of the county. The girls planned to...
Forsyth County Commissioners approved, on this day in 1953, 100 additional voting machines. The addition of these voting machines would make the local ballot-casting a completely automatic process. The photo above shows voting machines...
On this day in 1957, Forsyth Superior Court opened a week-long small claims civil term in a new courtroom. The large courtroom in the courthouse was repainted and soundproofed in the past three weeks....
On this date: January 11, 1897. The second courthouse for Forsyth County opened on this date for business. It was designed by Frank Milburn, who also designed the train depot on Chestnut Street, First...
