Colbert County is named for George Colbert and Levi Colbert, who were Chickasaw chiefs.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
E – Lawrence County
S – Franklin County
W – Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Created: February 24, 1870
County Seat:
Tuscumbia 1870 – present
County Courthouse – Tuscumbia
Location: 201 North Main Street / West 4th Street
Built: 1881 – 1882
Style: Greek Revival and Italianate
Architect: Edward Laurent of Nashville, Tennessee
Contractor: William Dowling of Chattanooga, Tennessee
Description: The building faces east and is a two story white colored brick structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Tuscumbia. The east front has a large portico supported by four white colored columns rise to a pediment at the roof line. There is decorative brickwork between the first and second stories. On the center of the roof is a large open dome with clock and white colored dome above. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 31st Judicial Circuit and the County District Court and Probate Court. The building burned in 1908 when the interior was gutted. In 1909, the building was rebuilt and a clock tower was added. The architect was Bearden and Foreman and C L Peckinpaugh of Nashville, Tennessee and the contractor was Hosford & Graham.. An addition was built on the north side in 1948. The architect was H A Griffiths Jr. and the contractor was N C Hatcher. An addition was built on the west side in 1973 to 1975. The architect was Northington, Smith, Kranert, Tomblin & Associates and the contractor was B H Craig Construction Company Inc.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Colbert County Courthouse Square Historic District
History: The county was created in 1870 and Tuscumbia was selected as the count seat. Rented premises were used. The courthouse constructed in 1881 is the first and only courthouse erected in the county.
County Courthouse – Tuscumbia
Photos taken 2010 and 2018
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