Courthouse Clock - Somerville, TN
Posted by: YoSam.
N 35° 14.635 W 089° 21.003
16S E 286172 N 3902624
Siting atop this stately courthouse since 1925
Waymark Code: WMTPTX
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2016
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County of clock: Fayette County
Location of clock: Market St. Side, county courthouse, Somerville
The clock has a simple face, white background with turn-of-the-century hands pointing at Roman Numerals. Nothing fancy, but clear and effective.
"The first, a one-story log building erected in 1825
as a temporary structure, was replaced in 1833 with a two-story brick building. The third
courthouse, constructed in 1876 of bricks with a slate roof, burned on February 10, 1925
and was replaced by the present structure, designed by prominent Memphis architect
George Mahan, Jr." ~ NRHP Nomination Form