- City:
- Winchester, TN
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Started:
- 1936
- Completed:
- 1937
- Designer:
- Joseph Holman and Thomas Marr
- Contractor:
- Niles E. Yearwood
- Marked:
- Yes
Description
The Franklin County Courthouse was undertaken during the Great Depression in Winchester, Tennessee with the assistance of funds provided by the Public Works Administration (PWA). The courthouse was constructed in a PWA Moderne style with “classical pilasters and low relief Art Deco details on exterior and interior” (Van West, 2001, p. 37). The three story building is limestone veneer and “notable for its central clock tower–the only New Deal courthouse in Tennessee to have such a feature” (Van West, p. 37). PWA funded $42,000 of the cost, and a $100,000 local bond issue provided the remainder.
Source notes
Van West, C. (2001). Tennessee's New Deal Landscape: A Guidebook. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. Franklin County Courthouse. Courthouse History: A Historical Look at our Nation's County Courthouses through Postcards. Retrieved from https://courthousehistory.com/gallery/states/tennessee/counties/franklinSite originally submitted by Susan C. Allen on December 10, 2014.
Site Details
| Federal Cost | Local Cost | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|
| $42,000.00 | $10,000.00 | $142,000.00 |
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