Williamson Courthouse

COURTHOUSE

Williamson County’s first courthouses, one log, one brick, were in the center of the square.  This the third, completed in 1858 under the supervision of John W Miller, is one of seven antebellum courthouses in Tennessee.  The four iron columns were smeltered at Fernvale and cast at a Franklin foundry.  It was used as Federal headquarters during the Civil War and served as a hospital during the Battle of Franklin.  The interior was remodeled in 1937, 1964, and 1976.  The annex was added in 1976.

Erected by the Williamson County Historical Society 1976

Submitted by

Bryan Arnold