Knox County Courthouse - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Knox County Courthouse - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Knox County Courthouse is a historic building located at 300 Main Street in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.Isenhour, Judith Clayton. Knoxville - A Pictorial History. (Donning, 1978).Knoxville: Fifty Landmarks. (Knoxville: The Knoxville Heritage Committee of the Junior League of Knoxville, 1976). Built in 1886, it served as Knox County's courthouse until the completion of the City-County Building in 1980, and continues to house offices for several county departments. John Sevier, Tennessee's first governor, is buried on the courthouse lawn. The courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture and its role in the county's political history.Ellen Beasley, National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form for Knox County Courthouse, 2 November 1972. Read more on Wikipedia
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