Warren County | US Courthouses

Warren County is named for Joseph Warren, who was an officer during the American Revolutionary War and who sent Paul Revere on his famous midnight ride.

Surrounding County Courthouses:

N – DeKalb County and White County

E – Van Buren County

S – Sequatchie County and Grundy County

W – Coffee County and Cannon County

Created: November 26, 1807

County Seat:

McMinnville 1807 – present

County Courthouse – McMinnville

Location: 111 South Court Square / Morford Street

Built: 1897 – 1898

Style: Romanesque

Architect: Rueben Harrison Hunt of Chattanooga

Contractor: B M Nelson

Description: The building faces south and is a two story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on the landscaped grounds of the Court Square in the center of McMinnville. The south front has an arched entrance. The southwest corner has a high square tower with steep roof. The southeast corner has a lower square tower with steep roof. The northeast corner has an octagonal tower with steep roof. The roof is hipped. In the interior, the courtrooms are located on the east and west sides of the second story. The building houses the County Circuit Court, County Chancery Court, County General Sessions Court and County Juvenile Court of the 31st Judicial District. An addition was built in 1954 and a further addition was constructed on the west side in 1978.

See: Ruben Harrison Hunt of Chattanooga, Tennessee, the architect, also designed courthouses in Alabama in Talladega County, in Georgia in Elbert County. in Mississippi in Chickasaw County, Lawrence County and Leflore County and in Tennessee in Hamilton County, Henry County and Polk County .

See: The 31st Judicial District includes Van Buren County.

History: The county was created in 1807 and McMinnville was selected as the county seat. The first court met at the home of Joseph Westmoreland and at a log courthouse built in 1807. The second courthouse was built in 1811 and the third courthouse was built in 1858. The fourth and present courthouse was constructed in 1897 to 1898.

County Administrative Offices – McMinnville

Location: 201 Locust Street / Center Street

Built: Unknown

Style: Modern

Architect: Unknown

Contractor: Unknown

Description: The building faces north and is a one story gray colored stuccoed structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds on the north side of the center of McMinnville to the north of the courthouse. The building is a “U” shape with a north wing and wings extending south on the east and west side. The north front has a large portico supported by two pillars and extending from the main building. Which rises to a peak above the entrance. The windows are horizontal. The roof line is flat. The building was renovated in 1998 to house the county administration.