Jefferson County Courthouse, Louisville, KY
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N 38° 15.255 W 085° 45.582
16S E 608519 N 4234752
This marker describes the history of the building now called Louisville Metro Hall, but which was known as the Jefferson County Courthouse for most of its existence.
Waymark Code: WM70GJ
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2009
Views: 27
Marker Text:
Designed by Gideon Shryock in the Greek Revival style. Construction began ca. 1837, and building first used by city and county, 1842. Completed in 1860 by Albert Fink and Charles Stancliff, it housed legislature briefly during Civil War. Structure renovated by Brinton Davis after 1905 fire. Seven U.S. Presidents have spoken here. On National Register of Historic Places, 1972.
City and County Named - Louisville, at the Falls of the Ohio, was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark. Site first served as a military outpost; the city which developed was named for Louis XVI. Kentucky Co., Virginia, was divided in 1780 into Jefferson, Fayette, and Lincoln counties. Jefferson County was named for Governor Thomas Jefferson, who signed the first town charter of Louisville.
Marker Name: Jefferson County Courthouse
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number (for official markers): 1697
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Transportation
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