- City:
- Kingston, TN
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Civic Facilities, Museums, Courthouses (State & Local)
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Started:
- 1936
- Completed:
- 1937
- Designer:
- Herbert R. Graf
- Contractor:
- Joe Murphy
Description
The historic former Roane County Courthouse in Kingston, Tennessee received a two-story addition during the Great Depression with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The building remained in use as the courthouse until 1974, and is in use currently as a museum and home to the Roane County Historical Association.
Source notes
Van West, C. (2001). Tennessee’s New Deal Landscape: A Guidebook. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. Herndon, J. L. (1974). Alterations and Additions to old courthouse. Retrieved from https://www.roanetnheritage.com/courthouse/aa.htmSite originally submitted by Susan Allen on December 17, 2014.
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