Perry County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Linden in Perry County, Tennessee, United States. It was built in 1928, having replaced an earlier courthouse that was destroyed by fire.
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| Location | Courthouse Square, Linden, Tennessee, United States |
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| Coordinates | 35°37′1″N 87°50′18″W / 35.61694°N 87.83833°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | Clarence Kelley Colley; Bell Bros. & Co. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000339[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 30, 1995 |
History
editThe first courthouse in Linden was a log cabin, built circa 1845, after Decatur County was split off from Perry County and Linden became the county seat.[2] That log courthouse was replaced in 1849-50 by a new two-story wood-frame building. The second courthouse was burned down by Union Army soldiers on May 12, 1863.[3]
The Perry County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Younger, Lillye. "History Of Perry County: The Names Are Familiar".
- ^ "Civil War Event Re-enactment May 9th in Linden". Clarksville TN Online. May 8, 2009.
External links
edit- Perry County Chamber of Commerce
- Images for Perry County, Tennessee, CourthouseHistory.com