Skowhegan District Courthouse

The district courthouse in Skowhegan features two courtrooms, a clerk’s office, several judge’s offices, and the district attorney’s office.

Public functions are accessible from the spacious central lobby, providing a light, airy waiting area and access to courtrooms, conference and mediation rooms, police and district attorneys’ offices, and transaction counters.

Judges and staff members are separated from the public concourse with secure entrances, transaction windows, and strategically placed storage areas and conference rooms. Prisoners are confined to a specialized suite with its own entrance, waiting area, and access to the large courtroom.

A prominent light monitor brings daylight into the large courtroom. With a steeply pitched roof and walls made of brick and wood with lead-coated copper dormers and accents, the courthouse has been designed to maintain the traditions of Skowhegan regional architecture and respect the residential scale and style of its surrounding neighborhood.

Many of the architectural details, such as dormers, wall banding, and canopies, were adapted from local buildings. On the tree side, where the neighbors are residential, the siding material changes from brick to clapboard.