Old Cape May County Courthouse Building

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Old Cape May County Courthouse Building

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| image = Couthouse Cape May Courthouse NJ.jpg

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| location = North Main Street, Cape May Court House, New Jersey

| coordinates = {{coord|39|5|2|N|74|49|26|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = USA New Jersey Cape May County#New Jersey#USA

| built = 1848–1850

| architect = Daniel Hand

| architecture = Greek Revival, Georgian

| added = December 22, 1981

| area =

| refnum = 81000389{{NRISref|2009a|refnum=81000389}}

| designated_other1_name = New Jersey Register of Historic Places

| designated_other1_abbr = NJRHP

| designated_other1_link = New Jersey Register of Historic Places

| designated_other1_date = October 29, 1981

| designated_other1_number = 1006{{cite web | title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cape May County | url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/CAPE_MAY.pdf#page=7 | publisher=New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office | page=7 | date=March 25, 2024 }}

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The Old Cape May County Courthouse Building is located on North Main Street (U.S. Route 9) in the Cape May Court House section of Middle Township in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The historic courthouse was completed in 1850 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1981, for its significance in architecture and politics/government.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=81000389}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Cape May County Courthouse Building |publisher=National Park Service|first1=Nancy |last1=Zerbe |date=May 1981 }} With {{NRHP url|id=81000389|photos=y|title=accompanying 16 photos}} It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1992.{{cite web |title=Old Courthouse Building |url=https://loc.gov/pictures/item/nj1409/ |date=1992 |publisher=Historic American Buildings Survey}}

The Georgian courthouse was designed and built from 1848 to 1850 by the master builder/architect Daniel Hand and features a Greek Revival interior. Hand also designed the New Asbury Methodist Episcopal Meeting House and the Calvary Baptist Church. It was replaced by the Cape May County Courthouse in 1927.

File:GENERAL VIEW OF EAST FRONT AND NORTH SIDE LOOKING SOUTHWEST - Old Courthouse Building, North Main Street (U.S. Highway 9), Cape May Court House, Cape May County, NJ HABS NJ,5-CAPMAC,4-1.tif