Beaufort County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina. It was built about 1786, as a two-story, square brick building measuring 42 feet by 42 feet. It was later enlarged with a two-by rear extension and square clock tower. It is one of the earliest public buildings in North Carolina. The picture at the right is of the 1968 courthouse not the one built in 1786. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It is located in the Washington Historic District.