Lowndes County Courthouse (Alabama)
Lowndes County Courthouse | |
 The courthouse in 2011 | |
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 Interactive map showing the location of Lowndes County Courthouse | |
| Location | Washington St., Hayneville, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 32°11′01″N 86°34′47″W / 32.18361°N 86.57972°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1856 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000100[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 24, 1971 |
The Lowndes County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building in Hayneville, Alabama.[1] It has served as the Lowndes County courthouse since 1856. The Greek Revival-style building is one of only four antebellum courthouses that remain in use in Alabama.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 24, 1971.[1]
History
[edit]The Lowndes County Courthouse was completed in 1856. It replaced an earlier courthouse, built in 1832, that had been deemed unsafe. The building was expanded during 1905 remodeling, with two-story wings added to each side, an enclosed front entrance replacing the portico, and a domed cupola added to the center of the roof.[2] The side wings and enclosed entrance were removed during the 1980s and the portico replaced with a duplicate of the original, at an approximate cost of $1 million. A new two-story annex was constructed to the rear of the 1856 building.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Janice P. Hand (March 31, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lowndes County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved April 2, 2013. See also: "Accompanying photos".
- ^ "Lowndes County Commission". Town of Hayneville. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
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