Old Warren County Courthouse - Vicksburg, MS
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lovorn
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The Old County Courthouse is in Downtown Vicksburg and is currently known as " Old Courthouse Museum"
Waymark Code: WMCER6
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 08/29/2011
Views: 7
Construction began in the summer of 1858 on what was then to be a new Court House for Warren County. The building is perched on one of the highest hills in Vicksburg on land given by the family of the city’s founder, Newitt Vick. Contractors were the Weldon Brothers of Rodney, Mississippi, who used 100 highly skilled slave artisans to make the brick and erect the building, which was completed in 1860 for a cost of $100,000. The building stands as an architectural gem and was named one of the 20 most outstanding courthouses in America by the American Institute of Architects. Four porticos, supported by 30 foot Ionic columns flank the entrances. The courtroom on the second floor features a cast iron judge’s dias and railings, and an intricate iron stairway connects the first and second floors.
Year Built: 1858
Current Use of Building: Museum
Level of Courts: County
Dates this building was used to house judicial proceedings: 1860-1939
Physical Address:
1008 Cherry St
Vicksburg, MS 39180
Hours:
Mon - Sat 8:30 - 4:30
Sunday 1:30 - 4:30
Related Website: [Web Link]
Architect: Not listed
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