Morgan County

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Morgan County is named for Daniel Morgan, who was an officer during the American Revolutionary War,

 

Surrounding County Courthouses: 

N – Fentress County 

E – Scott County and Anderson County

S – Roane County

W – Cumberland County

 

Created:  October 15, 1817                    Map of Tennessee highlighting Morgan County

County Seat: 

Montgomery  1817 – 1870

Wartburg      1870 – present

 

County Courthouse – Wartburg

 

Location:  101 North Kingston Street / Main Street

Built:  1904 – 1905

Style:  Classical Revival

Architect:   W Chamberlain & Company of Knoxville

Contractor:  W R Harper.

 

Description:  The building faces south and is a two story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Wartburg. The south front has a central recessed arched entrance with one story portico supported by four columns. At each corner are square red colored brick towers with steep roofs. The windows are arched. On the center of the roof is a large square white colored wood bell tower with bell and clock at the top. The building houses the County Circuit Court, County Chancery Court, County Criminal Court and County Juvenile Court of the 9th Judicial District. On the north side is an addition constructed in 1559. The architect was Morton & Sweetser and the contractor was Mory & Richard. The building was renovated in 1978. The architect was Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & Cannon of Nashville and the contractor was Vickers Construction Company of Knoxville.

 

Note:  The County General Sessions Court is housed in the County Courthouse Annex to the north of the courthouse. The building was formerly the Schubert Funeral Home.

 

See:  The 9th Judicial District includes Loudon County, Meigs County and Roane County.

 

History:  The county was created in 1817 and Montgomery was selected as the county seat. The county used rented premises. The first courthouse was built in Montgomery in 1826 and the second courthouse was built in 1852. The county seat was moved to Wartburg in 1870 and the third courthouse was a frame structure built in 1871. The fourth and present courthouse was constructed in 1904 to 1905.

 

 

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County Courthouse – Wartburg

 

 

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Photos taken 2014 and 2018