James County Courthouse - Ooltewah Tennessee
N 35° 04.300 W 085° 03.621
16S E 676853 N 3882711
James County Courthouse in Ooltewah Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WM2ADD
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/01/2007
Views: 125
Most tennesseeans are not familiar with James County. Soon after the civil war, portions of Hamilton County (Chattanooga) and Bradley County (Cleveland) voted to form their own county and named it after Jesse James. (not that Jesse James! A local state senator, Elbert James, wanted it named after his dad.)
Ooltewah, TN was the county seat and this, the third court house was built in 1913.
The county went bankrupt in 1919 and the county was absorbed by Hamilton County.
Today, the old historic Courthouse building is the Mountain Oaks Wedding Chapel
Street address:
Mulberry Street
Ooltewah, TN USA
County / Borough / Parish: Hamilton
Year listed: 1976
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Politics/Government, Law
Current function: Social, Wedding Chapel
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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