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A modern addition was built in the back of the main building in 1979.
A modern addition was built in the back of the main building in 1979.


After the J. Michael Ruane Court house was completed in the plan was to renovate the Probate Court.
After the J. Michael Ruane Court house was completed in 2011, the plan was to renovate the Probate Court.


Work began in the fall of 2014 on the new addition to the Probate Court. The interior will also  
Work began in the fall of 2014 on the new addition to the Probate Court. The interior will also  

Revision as of 11:46, 7 November 2014

The Probate Court is a neoclassical style building on Essex Street was built in 1909.

A modern addition was built in the back of the main building in 1979.

After the J. Michael Ruane Court house was completed in 2011, the plan was to renovate the Probate Court.

Work began in the fall of 2014 on the new addition to the Probate Court. The interior will also

be renovated.

The new addition will house the judges' lobbies, a courtroom and operational space, but will be

significantly smaller than the old one and mirror more the style of the 1909 building.



See Also

"Probate court project advances; time capsule discovered in demolished addition's basement." Salem News, Nov. 7, 2014.