Lauderdale County Courthouse (Tennessee)

The Lauderdale County Courthouse is a PWA Moderne-style courthouse built in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Lauderdale County Courthouse
LocationTown Square, Ripley, Tennessee
Coordinates35.745833°N 89.530278°W / 35.745833; -89.530278
Arealess than one acre
Built1936
Built byThomas Marr; Joseph Holman
Architectural stylePWA Moderne
MPSHistoric County Courthouses of Tennessee MPS
NRHP reference No.95000343[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 1995

The two-story-plus-basement building's most prominent feature is its "vertical stepped massing". Its central block is 50 by 55 feet (15 m × 17 m) in plan, and 40 feet (12 m) tall. It has wings which are each 25 by 50 feet (7.6 m × 15.2 m) in plan and 35 feet (11 m) tall.[2]

It was designed by Nashville architects Marr and Holman and was built by R. M. Condra Contractors. It was the first Public Works Administration-funded courthouse completed in Tennessee.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Trina Binkley (August 30, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lauderdale County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved April 23, 2017. With 19 photos.


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