Pontotoc County | US Courthouses

Pontotoc County is named for Chief Pontotoc who was a Native American chief or for the Native American word meaning “weed prairie”.

Created: February 9, 1836

County Seat:

Pontotoc 1836 – present

County Courthouse – Pontotoc

Location: 29 Washington Street / South Main Street

Built: 1916 – 1917

Style: Classical Revival

Architect: Noah Webster Overstreet of Jackson and Mahan & Broadwell of Memphis, Tennessee

Contractor: Dobson & Olive

Description: The building faces north and is a two story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of the city. The north front has a large porch with four columns and four pillars rising to a wide header which has four short pillars rising to the roof line. The entrances are faced with white colored tile. The building has a mansard red colored title roof. The exterior was renovated in 2003. The architect was Belinda Stewart Architects of Eupora and the contractor was Hooker Construction Company, Inc. of Pontotoc. The building was restored in 2006 by the same architect and contractor.

See: The courthouse is similar in design to the Alcorn County courthouse also designed by Noah Webster Overstreet of Jackson and who also designed courthouses in Bolivar County, Choctaw County, Franklin County, Prentiss County, Rankin County, Tippah County and Webster County.