- City:
- Gallatin, TN
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Completed:
- 1940
- Designer:
- Joseph Holman and Thomas Marr
- Contractor:
- W. R. Smith and Sons
- Marked:
- Yes
Description
Sumner County Courthouse in Gallatin, Tennessee was erected with the assistance of funds provided by the Public Works Administration (PWA) during the Great Depression. The two-story PWA Moderne courthouse replaced an older Greek Revival style building and was the last PWA courthouse to be constructed in Tennessee (Van West, 2001). Total cost was $170,000 and the PWA provided $78,750.
Source notes
Van West, C. (2001). Tennessee’s New Deal Landscape: A Guidebook. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press.Site originally submitted by Susan C. Allen on December 18, 2014.
Site Details
| Federal Cost | Total Cost |
|---|---|
| $78,750.00 | $170,000.00 |
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