Lauderdale County Courthouse (Tennessee) Explained

Lauderdale County Courthouse
Coordinates:35.7458°N -89.5303°W
Built:1936
Builder:Thomas Marr; Joseph Holman
Architecture:PWA Moderne
Added:March 30, 1995
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Historic County Courthouses of Tennessee MPS
Refnum:95000343

The Lauderdale County Courthouse is a PWA Moderne-style courthouse built in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The two-story-plus-basement building's most prominent feature is its "vertical stepped massing". Its central block is 50feetx55feetft (xft) in plan, and 40feet tall. It has wings which are each 25feetx50feetft (xft) in plan and 35feet tall.

It was designed by Nashville architects Marr and Holman and was built by R. M. Condra Contractors. It was the first Public Works Administration-funded courthouse completed in Tennessee.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=95000343}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lauderdale County Courthouse ]. National Park Service. Trina Binkley . August 30, 1994 . April 23, 2017 . With .