- story ▁brick ▁building ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁as ▁a ▁cour th ouse ▁and ▁county ▁office ▁building ▁to ▁a ▁design ▁by ▁Boston ▁architect ▁Daniel ▁H . ▁Wood bury , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁example ▁of ▁Class ical ▁Rev ival ▁architecture . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁cour th ouse ▁is ▁a ▁modern ▁building ▁at ▁ 3 0 ▁Spring ▁Street . ▁ ▁Description ▁and ▁history ▁The ▁Hills borough ▁County ▁Reg istry ▁of ▁De eds ▁is ▁located ▁one ▁block ▁east ▁of ▁Main ▁Street ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Nash ua , ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁Temple ▁Street ▁at ▁its ▁j unction ▁with ▁Court ▁Street . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁two - story ▁brick ▁building . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁trim med ▁with ▁gran ite ▁and ▁cast ▁stone , ▁and ▁has ▁rust ic ated ▁brick work ▁at ▁its ▁corners , ▁and ▁a ▁cor nice ▁decor ated ▁with ▁dent il ▁and ▁egg - and - dart ▁m ould ing . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁exterior ▁is ▁largely ▁un mod ified ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁removal ▁( s omet ime ▁after ▁ 1 9 4 6 ) ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁d ome , ▁and ▁the ▁addition ▁to ▁its ▁rear ▁of ▁a ▁wing ▁housing ▁additional ▁offices . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁cour th ouse ▁in ▁Nash ua ▁was ▁author ized ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁after ▁significant ▁population ▁growth ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁tax ed ▁the ▁existing ▁county