Rutherford County Courthouse
National Register of Historic Places

Rutherford County Courthouse

Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee
Listed
July 15, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
73001826

About this property

The Rutherford County Courthouse in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is a Classical Revival building from 1859. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Location

Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee
35.84608, -86.39194

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 73001826. It was listed on July 15, 1973.

Categories

MILITARYPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

First Presbyterian Church
Early Republic
0.1 mi
Childress-Ray House
Early Republic
0.2 mi
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
Civil War
0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Capture of Murfreesboro (Forrest 1862)
1862Civil War
0 mi
Forrest's Raid on Murfreesboro
1864Civil War
0 mi
Murfreesboro Second 1864
1864Civil War
0 mi
Battle of Murfreesboro Raid
1862Civil War
0.1 mi
Forrest's Murfreesboro Raid
1862Civil War
0.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Rutherford County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Rutherford County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 15, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Rutherford County Courthouse?

Rutherford County Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Rutherford County Courthouse?

The period of significance for Rutherford County Courthouse is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1859.

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