Lauderdale County Courthouse (Tennessee)

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Lauderdale County Courthouse
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LocationTown Square, Ripley, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°44′45″N89°31′49″W / 35.745833°N 89.530278°W / 35.745833; -89.530278
Arealess than one acre
Built1936
Built byThomas Marr; Joseph Holman
Architectural style PWA Moderne
MPS Historic County Courthouses of Tennessee MPS
NRHP reference No. 95000343 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 1995

The Lauderdale County Courthouse is a PWA Moderne-style courthouse built in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1]

The two-story-plus-basement building's most prominent feature is its "vertical stepped massing". Its central block is 50 by 55 feet (15 m × 17 m) in plan, and 40 feet (12 m) tall. It has wings which are each 25 by 50 feet (7.6 m × 15.2 m) in plan and 35 feet (11 m) tall. [2]

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. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Trina Binkley (August 30, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lauderdale County Courthouse". National Park Service . Retrieved April 23, 2017. With 19 photos.