In September 2007, the new building began use and the old courthouse no longer is used on a daily basis.
The site has been changed, as the old courthouse was torn down.
For example, when the old courthouse needed repairs, the city decided to build a new one instead.
In May 2003, the old courthouse was closed for a $25 million renovation.
When the college opened, on February 1, 1960, it had 632 students, and classes were held in an old courthouse.
The old courthouse, designed for 17 judges, now holds more than 60.
It is hard to credit this now, but the old courthouse was that close to being torn down.
Years after the move the old courthouse was still in use as a county infirmary.
The old 1774 courthouse became the legal and social center of the colonial period Cape.
During the restoration work, the museum was constructed across the main road and next to the town's old courthouse.