Marshall County – Guntersville is named for John Marshall, who was Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Madison County and Jackson County
E – DeKalb County
S – Etowah County
W – Blount County, Cullman County and Morgan County
Created: January 9, 1836 
County Seat:
Claysville 1836 – 1838
Marshall ( Wyeth City ) 1838 – 1841
Warrenton 1841 – 1848
Guntersville 1848 – present
County Courthouse – Guntersville
Location: 424 Blount Avenue / Taylor Street
Built: 1935 – 1936
Style: Modern
Architect: C H McCauley
Contractor: W L Costou
Description: The building faces northwest and is a three story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Gunterville. The west entrance on the second story has a limestone portico. The building forms a “T” and descends east down the slope of the hill. The red roof is pitched. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 27th Judicial Circuit and the County District Court and Probate Court. The building was remodeled in 1962 to 1963. The architect was Martin J Lide of Birmingham and the contractor was Jesse and Chris Rush. An addition of four stories was built on the east side in 1989 and 1990. The architect was Adams Design Associates and the contractor was Consolidated Construction.
See: The architect, Martin J Lide of Birmingham, designed courthouses in Alabama in Blount County, Cullman County, Saint Clair County, Tallapoosa County and Wilcox County and in Tennessee in Anderson County, Roane County, Union County and White County.
County Courthouse – Albertville
Location: 133 South Emmett Street / West Main Street
Built: 1935 – 1936
Style: Federal
Architect: C H McCauley
Contractor: W L Costou
Description: The building faces north and is a two story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Albertville. The north front has vertical dividers with windows between. The entrance is at the center of the first story. The roof line is flat. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 27th Judicial Circuit and the County District Court and County Probate Court. An addition was built on the south side.
History: The county was created in 1836 and Claysville was selected as the county seat. The county seat was moved to Marshall (Wyeth City ) in 1838. The first courthouse was a cotton loft in Marshall ( Wyeth City ) used from 1838 to 1841. The second courthouse was a frame house in Warrenton used from 1841 to 1848. The county seat was moved to Gunterville in 1848 and a brick structure was erected as the third courthouse. The fourth courthouse was designed and constructed by Edward M Wallen in 1895. The present courthouse was constructed in 1935 and remodeled in 1963. A courthouse was constructed in Albertville in 1935.
County Courthouse – Gunterville
County Courthouse – Albertville
Photos taken 2010 and 2014