PHOTO CREDIT: Michael Pulice/2010
Location: 52 West Main Street / Washington Avenue
Built: 1895 – 1896
Style: Richardsonian Romanesque
Architect: W Chamberlin & Company of Knoxville, Tennessee
Contractor: Miller & Warden of Pulaski
Description: The building faces south and is a two story stone structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Pulaski,. The building is constructed of Peak Creek Sandstone and limestone. The south front has a large arched stone entrance on the first story. This entrance was constructed to serve as the entrance to the Pulaski County exhibit at the Jamestown Exposition in 1907. There is a triple pane window on the second story. On either side of the arch, rise stone pillars which extend above the roof line. The corners of the building have square stone towers with steep roofs. The second story has narrow arched windows. On the center of the roof is a high white cupola with clock and white colored dome at the top. The clock and the belfry were added in 1911. In the interior, there is a curved staircase. The former courtroom was located on the second story. After the fire in 1989, the interior was rebuilt in 1991 to 1992. The architect was Thomas A Douthat Jr. and the contractor was Avis Construction Company of Roanoke. On the north side is the modern courthouse constructed in 1957-1958.
SOURCE: American Courthouses