Marshall County is named for John Marshall, who was the United States Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Shelby County, Tennessee and Fayette County, Tennessee
E – Benton County and Union County
S – Lafayette County
W – Tate County and DeSoto County
Created: February 9, 1836
County Seat:
Holly Springs 1836 – present
County Courthouse – Holly Springs
Location: 158 East College Avenue / North Central Street
Built: 1870
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: Spires Boling and Fletcher Sloan of Willis, Sloan and Trigg
Contractor: Spiers Boling with supervisors John B Fant and Eli Whitaker
Description: The building faces north and is a three story red colored brick structure. The building is located on the landscaped grounds of Courthouse Square in the center of Hoily Springs. The north front has a central portico with three arches on the first story and four white colored columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. There is a balcony on the second story. There is a similar portico on the south side. The east and west ends of the building, project from the main building. On the center of the roof is a high white colored wood cupola with clock and red colored roof at the top. In the interior , the large County Circuit Court courtroom is located at the center of the second story. The east and west wings were added in 1925 to 1926. The architect was Noah Webster Overstreet. The building was renovated in 1967. The architect was Hugh H Rather.
See: The architect, Willis, Sloan and Trigg, also designed courthouses in Lafayette County and Hardeman County, Tennessee.
Note: The courthouse is similar to the Lafayette County courthouse. Prolonged skirmishes from 1862 to 1864 during the Civil War caused the burning and destruction of all buildings on the east side of the square, and considerable damage on the north and west sides, culminating in the incineration of the courthouse constructed in 1837 by Union soldiers in 1864.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Courthouse Square Historic District
See: The 3rd Judicial District includes Benton County, Calhoun County, Chickasaw County, Lafayette County, Tippah County and Union County.
History: The county was created in 1836 and Holly Springs was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was a two story clapboard structure built in 1838. The building burned on August 27, 1864. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1870 to 1872 at a cost of $25,000.
County Courthouse – Holly Springs
County Circuit Court courtroom
Picture 1838 County Courthouse
Photos taken 2012 and 2018
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