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Lauderdale County Courthouse (Tennessee)

Coordinates: 35°44′45″N 89°31′49″W / 35.745833°N 89.530278°W / 35.745833; -89.530278
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Lauderdale County Courthouse
Lauderdale County Courthouse (Tennessee) is located in Tennessee
Lauderdale County Courthouse (Tennessee)
Lauderdale County Courthouse (Tennessee) is located in the United States
Lauderdale County Courthouse (Tennessee)
LocationTown Square, Ripley, Tennessee
Coordinates35°44′45″N 89°31′49″W / 35.745833°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 Lauderdale County Courthouse is a PWA Moderne-style courthouse built in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b 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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