Calhoun County is named for John C Calhoun, who was a United States statesman and Vice President.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Richland County
E – Sumter County and Clarendon County
W – Lexington County
Created: February 14, 1908
County Seat:
St. Matthews 1908 – present
County Courthouse – St. Matthews
Location: 902 F R Huff Drive / Mill Street
Built: 1913 – 1914
Style: Georgian Revival
Architect: William Augustus Edwards of Darlington
Contractor: W R Rose
Description: The building faces east and is a two story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of St. Matthew and has a large center portico with four large white colored columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. The window on the second story under the portico is arched. On the center of the roof is a small cupola. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 1st Judicial Circuit.
See: The architect William August Edwards designed other courthouses in Abbeville County, Darlington County (former courthouse), Dillon County, Jasper County, Kershaw County (former courthouse), Lee County, Sumter County and York County and in Florida in Sumter County.
See: The 1st Judicial Circuit includes Dorchester County and Orangeburg County.
History: The county was created in 1908 and St. Matthews was selected as the county seat. The courthouse is the first and only courthouse erected in the county.
County Courthouse – St. Matthew
Photos taken 2008
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