Franklin in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Courthouse
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2022
1. Courthouse Marker
Inscription.
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 after the Battle of Franklin. The interior was remodeled in 1937, 1964, and 1976. The annex was added in 1976.
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 after the Battle of Franklin. The interior was remodeled in 1937, 1964, and 1976. The annex was added in 1976.
Erected 1976 by Williamson County Historical Society.
Location. 35° 55.487′ N, 86° 52.134′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 31) and 3rd Avenue South, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Located on the Public Square. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Franklin TN 37064, United States of America. Touch for directions.
8. Williamson County Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
On the Courthouse grounds, adjacent to the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 684 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on March 13, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 9, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 9, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 8. submitted on October 10, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.