Cannon County Courthouse Explained

Cannon County Courthouse
Location:Woodbury, Tennessee
Coordinates:35.8283°N -86.0708°W
Built:1935
Architect:George D. Waller
Builder:Bell Bros.
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:April 14, 1992
Refnum:92000347

The Cannon County Courthouse located at Court Square in Woodbury, Tennessee, is an historic building and the center of county government in Cannon County.

The building was constructed in 1935 to replace the county's 1838 courthouse, which burned in 1934.[1] [2] The courthouse is built in the Colonial Revival style. The architect was George Waller of Nashville.[3]

The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1992. In 2010, the city of Woodbury and Cannon County completed a project to revitalize the surrounding courthouse square with new sidewalks, underground utility lines, new landscaping, and other improvements. The project was supported by a transportation enhancement grant awarded by the Tennessee Department of Transportation.[4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Cannon County. Tennessee State Library and Archives. April 10, 2013. December 26, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140123224918/http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/county/factcannon.htm. January 23, 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Images for Cannon County, Tennessee. CourthouseHistory.com.
  3. Web site: Cannon County history . Carroll Van . West. Cannon Courier . December 25, 2013.
  4. Web site: Welcome to Cannon County. Upper Cumberland Regional Economic Development Initiative. December 25, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131226080918/http://www.uctn-redi.org/cannon-county/about-cannon-county#. 2013-12-26. dead.
  5. Web site: Courthouse Revitalization Work Only Weeks Away . November 16, 2009 . Cannon Courier.
  6. News: Cannon Courier . July 20, 2010.