Bradley County is named for Edward Bradley, who was a Tennessee state legislator.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Meigs County and McMinn County
E – Polk County
S – Murray County, Georgia and Whitfield County, Georgia
W – Hamilton County
Created: February 10, 1836 
County Seat:
Cleveland 1836 – present
County Courthouse – Cleveland
Location: 155 North Ocoee Street / 1st Street NE
Built: 1963 – 1964
Style: Modern
Architect: Selmon T Franklin & Associates
Contractor: Whaley Construction Inc. of Kodak
Description: The building faces east and is a two story glass and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Cleveland. The east front has a large over hanging roof supported by eight pillars. There is a ramp winding up to the second story. The roof line is flat. In the interior, the large Commissioner’s Room is located on the north side of the first story. The courtrooms are located on the second story. The building houses the County Circuit Court, County Chancery Court, County General Sessions Court and County Juvenile Court of the 10th Judicial District. Renovations were completed after fire damage in September 2018.
Note: The construction of the courthouse was supervised by a Courthouse Construction Committee comprised of John Tyler, Homer Green and John Clayton including the architect Selmon T Franklin & Associates, and the contractor is presumed to have been Whaley Construction Inc. of Kodak.
County Courthouse Annex – Cleveland
Location: 155 North Broad Street / 1st Street NE
Built: 1910 – 1911
Style: Second Renaissance Revival and Georgian Revival
Architect: James K Taylor
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces east and is a two story buff grey colored brick, limestone and concrete structure. The building is located in the center of Cleveland on the west side of the courthouse. The east front has a central entrance on the first story. A cornice runs below the hipped roof. In the interior are marble, terrazzo, wood floors and plaster walls. The stairs have iron balustrades and the lobby has wainscoting. The building was constructed as the Main Post Office. The building was renovated in 1933, The contractor was D T Underwood and L Reed. A new basement was added in 1961. . The architect was Harrison, Gill and Associates and the contractor was Monefeldt and Hine of Chattanooga. The building was renovated in 2000.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Old Main Post Office
County Justice Complex – Cleveland
Location: 2290 Blythe Avenue SE / Foster Lane
Built: 2002 – 2004
Style: Modern
Architect: J Mark Rodgers
Contractor: Tri-Con Inc.
Description: The building faces south and is a two story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds to the south of the center of Cleveland. The roof line is flat. The building houses the County Criminal Court of the 10th Judicial District.
See: The 10th Judicial District includes McMinn County, Monroe County and Polk County.
History: The county was created in 1836 and Cleveland was selected as the county sear. The first courthouse was a log structure built in 1836 in Cleveland. The second courthouse was a brick structure built in 1839. The third courthouse was designed by R H Hunt and Lamm and constructed in 1892. The fourth and present courthouse was constructed in 1963 to1964. The County Justice Complex was constructed in 2002 to 2004.
County Courthouse – Cleveland
Commissioner’s Room
Commissioner Minutes – Architect
County Courthouse Annex – Cleveland
Photos taken 2012, 2014 and 2018