- Davidson County Public Building and Courthouse - Nashville TNThe Davidson County Public Building and Courthouse on the Public Square in Nashville was constructed in 1936 to 1938 with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA). This enormous, 8-story building covers an entire city block and was built to house county and municipal offices, plus several courtrooms. The county jail was originally on the 7th floor. Short & Stanley-Brown (1939) put the cost of the project at $2,167,000 but no not give the share provided by the PWA. Paine (1984) says the project cost $1,595,000 and that the city raised $400,000 for it in a public bond issue. We have...