[1] The first judicial building in the town was a 16th century timber-framed tolbooth in the middle of the High Street in which burgh court and county meetings were held.

[4] This, in turn, was replaced by a dedicated courthouse on the south side of the High Street which was designed by William Robertson and completed in 1837.

[6] The new building was designed by Robertson's nephews, Alexander and William Reid, in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone and was officially opened on 14 January 1866.

The central section of three bays, which slightly projected forward, featured a recessed doorway flanked by two sash windows.

The commissioners' functions mostly transferred to the new Elginshire County Council established in 1890 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889, which also met and had its main offices at the Old Courthouse.