Monroe County is named for James Monroe, who was the fifth President of the United States from 1817 to 1825.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Loudon County and Blount County
E – Graham County, North Carolina
S – Cherokee County, North Carolina and Polk County
W – McMinn County
Created: November 13, 1819 
County Seat:
Madisonville 1819 – present
County Courthouse – Madisonville
Location: 105 College Street / Main Street
Built: 1892 – 1893
Style: Romanesque and Italianate
Architect: Baumann Brothers and Company of Knoxville
Contractor: Gaylon Seldon Company
Description: The building faces west and is a two story dark red colored brick structure. The building is located on the landscaped grounds of the Courthouse Square in the center of Madisonville. The west front has a one story red colored brick porch with red colored brick pillars and Ionic Columns, and a balcony on the second story. A large square clock tower rises above the entrance with clock at the top. The original bell is still hanging in the tower. The first story windows are arched. A wing projects on the west side. The roof is hipped. In the interior, there is a long corridor on the first story running west to east and the floor is wood. At either end of the corridor, wood stairs ascend to the second story and the courtroom which has wood paneling. The building houses the County Circuit Court, County Chancery Court, County Criminal Court and County Probate Court of the 10th Judicial District.
See: The architect, Baumann Brothers of Knoxville, designed courthouses in Blount County and Washington County.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Monroe County Courthouse
County Justice Center – Madisonville
Location: 4500 New Highway 68 / Community Drive
Built: 2017 – 2019
Style: Modern
Architect: MBI ( Michael Brady Inc. ) and TWH Architects
Contractor: Rouse Construction Company
Description: The building faces north and is a two story red colored brick, glass and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds to the west of the center of Madisonville. The north front has large vertical windows on the east side, a central red colored brick tower in the center and one story canopy on the west side. The roof line is flat. The building houses the County General Sessions Court and County Juvenile Court of the 10th Judicial District.
County Judicial Building – Madisonville
Location: 403 Tellico Street / Hickory Street
Built: Unknown
Style: Modern
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces west and is a one story buff colored clad siding structure. The building is located to the north of the courthouse in the center of Madisonville and is rectangular and the roof line is sloped. The building is located north of the courthouse and is named as the R Beecher Witt Judicial Building.
See: The 10th Judicial District includes Bradley County, McMinn County and Polk County.
History: The county was created in 1819 and Madisonville was selected as the county seat. The first court met at the home of William Dickson in 1820. The first courthouse was built in 1822 and the second courthouse was a brick structure. The third courthouse was built in 1868. The fourth and present courthouse was constructed at a cost of $16,475. The County Justice Center was constructed in 2017 to 2018 at a cost of $31,000,000.
County Courthouse – Madisonville
County Justice Center – Madisonville
Photos taken 2012 and 2018