York County Court House in Alfred remains in use but with the 2023 exit of the state superior court, there is more space than the county departments housed there need. County Commissioners Dec. 3 discussed an idea that would see Sanford Housing Authority acquire the building and create senior apartments inside in exchange for the SHA-owned former Springvale District Court. A public hearing may be forthcoming in the new year.

While people drive by the 1806 York County Court House in Alfred every day, many may have never been inside, and fewer still may know how much history lives in this county-owned building.

Our ongoing archive of historical records has unearthed a remarkable document, one with a direct link to colonial history.