Marion County is named for Francis Marion, who was a general in the American Revolutionary War and lived from 1732 to 1795.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Washngton County
E – Boyle County and Casey County
S – Taylor County
W – Larue County and Nelson County
Created: January 25, 1834 
County Seat:
Lebanon 1834 – present
County Courthouse – Lebanon
Location: 120 West Main Street / South Depot Street
Built: 1935 – 1936
Style: Neo-Classical
Architect: Thomas J Nolan of Louisville
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces north and is a three story red colored brick, limestone and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Lebanon. The north front of the building has a small one story portico supported by two Doric columns and with a balcony at the second story. On the second story is a large arched window. White colored stone trim is located along the building corners and below the roofline. There is a carved limestone classical facade with shallow pilasters and a brick parapet with inset stone panels ornamented with carved shields and garlands. On the south is a larger and higher section. The building was a Works Progress Administration project.
See: The architect, Thomas J Nolan of Louisville also designed courthouses in Grayson County, Hardin County and Hart County.
County Judicial Center – Lebanon
Location: 123 North Spalding Street / Hood Avenue
Built: 2009 – 2010
Style: Modern
Architect: Sherman Carter Barnhart
Contractor: Codell Construction Company of Winchester
Description: The building faces west and is a two story dark red colored brick, concrete and glass structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Lebanon to the north of the courthouse. The west front has an entrance at the north corner with four large concrete pillars and recessed semi-circular section having glass walls on the first story entrance and glass walls on the second story. The projecting black colored roof is sloped and has a white colored cupola at the top. The center section is dark red colored brick and the south corner has four large concrete pillars with recessed center section. The roof line is flat.
See: The contractor was Codell Construction Company of Winchester which company constructed many courthouse in Kentucky ( see Louisville ).
See: The 11th Judicial Circuit includes Green County, Marion County, Taylor County and Washngton County.
History: The county was created in 1834 and Lebanon was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was built by Foster Ray in 1835. A Clerk’s Office was built in 1838 and on July 5, 1863, the building was burned in the Battle of Lebanon during the Civil War but the courthouse remained undamaged. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1935 to 1936 at a cost of 70,000. The County Judicial Center was constructed in 2008 to 2010 at a cost of $11,870,000.
County Administration – Lebanon
Location: 223 North Spalding Street / Hood Avenue
Built: 2004 – 2005
Style: Modern
Architect: Paul M Hamilton
Contractor: Codell Construction Company of Winchester
Description: The building faces west and is a two story brown colored brick, concrete and glass structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Lebanon to the north of the courthouse. Along the west front is a large portico with six large Ionic columns. Above in the center of the pediment is a large clock. The second story windows are arched and the first story windows are square. The building corners are trimmed with intermittent stone squares. The roof if hipped.
See: The contractor was Codell Construction Company of Winchester which company constructed many courthouse in Kentucky ( see Louisville ).
County Courthouse – Lebanon
County Judicial Center – Lebanon
County Administration – Lebanon
Photos taken 2007 and 2018