by Peter Randall
(in cooperation with the NH Historical Society)
A native of the New Hampshire seacoast, Peter E. Randall is the twelfth generation of his family to live in the region. He has been involved with publishing and photography since graduating from the University of New Hampshire. A former newspaper and magazine reporter and editor, Randall has authored 14 books ranging from collections to photographs and travel guides, to local history. His most recent photography books are New Hampshire, A Living Landscape and New Hampshire Then and Now. (www.petererandall.com)
The courthouse, built in 1890, was the county’s third, and it served the superior and probate courts as well as the registers of deeds and probate. At right is Rounds Hall, built by the state in 1892 for Plymouth College, which began as a normal school in 1871. (NH Historical Society Collection).

Grafton County Courthouse, Plymouth, photographed by W.A.Wright, c. 1895.
When the county constructed new facilities in 1969, the old courthouse became available to the town. It was remodeled in 1996. Rounds Hall is now part of Plymouth State University. (Peter Randall).

Plymouth Town Hall