Lowndes County Courthouse (Alabama)

Lowndes County Courthouse
The courthouse in 2011
Location Washington St., Hayneville, Alabama
Coordinates 32°10′58″N 86°34′43″W / 32.18278°N 86.57861°WCoordinates: 32°10′58″N 86°34′43″W / 32.18278°N 86.57861°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1856
Architectural style Greek Revival
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 71000100[1]
Added to NRHP June 24, 1971

The Lowndes County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building in Hayneville, Alabama.[1] It has served as the Lowndes County courthouse since 1856. The Greek Revival-style building is one of only four antebellum courthouses that remain in use in Alabama.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 24, 1971.[1]

History

The Lowndes County Courthouse was completed in 1856. It replaced an earlier courthouse, built in 1832, that had been deemed unsafe. The building was expanded during 1905 remodeling, with two-story wings added to each side, an enclosed front entrance replacing the portico, and a domed cupola added to the center of the roof.[2] The side wings and enclosed entrance were removed during the 1980s and the portico replaced with a duplicate of the original, at an approximate cost of $1 million. A new two-story annex was constructed to the rear of the 1856 building.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Janice P. Hand (March 31, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lowndes County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved April 2, 2013. See also: "Accompanying photos".
  3. ↑ "Lowndes County Commission". Town of Hayneville. Retrieved April 6, 2013.