Chester County Courthouse (Tennessee)

The Chester County Courthouse is an historic county courthouse building located at 133 East Main Street, Court Square in Henderson, Chester County, Tennessee. Built in 1913 in the Classical Revival style of architecture. it is the third courthouse that Chester County has had, the previous ones having burned down. It is a two-story redbrick structure with a colonnaded front portico and a cupola in the center of its gabled roof. The original building has been added onto with an architecturally complementary extension on the rear. In 1973, it was featured in the movie Walking Tall, based on the life of McNairy County sheriff Buford Pusser. On March 26, 1979, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [2]

Chester County Courthouse
Chester County Courthouse in 2003
Location133 East Main Street, Court Sq., Henderson, Tennessee
Coordinates35°26′24″N 88°38′27″W
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1913
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.79002418[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 26, 1979

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Waymarking listing for Chester County Courthouse


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