The Courthouse was built in 1822.  It served all civil and criminal courts in the county until about 1890.  The second floor courtroom museum exhibits feature the growth of the town when it was the seat of Tolland County.

Early civic buildings are rare in Connecticut, and this beautiful 1822 courthouse has been called one of the five most important remaining examples.  It replaced an earlier building built in 1785 to satisfy the requirement of the state that the town must provide a courthouse and "gaol" in order to be designated as the Tolland County Seat.