Warren County is named for Joseph Warren, who was a general in the American revolutionary War and who was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Created: December 19, 1793
County Seat:
John McCormick Home 1793 – 1796
Sterling Gardner Home 1796 – 1797
Warrenton 1797 – present
County Courthouse – Warrenton
Location: 100 Main Street / West Gibson Street
Built: 1910 – 1911
Style: Neo-Classical Revival
Architect: Walter Chamberlin of Knoxville, Tennessee
Contractor: Falls City Construction Company of Louisville, Kentucky
Description: The building faces north and is a two story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building has a large portico in the center with four large white columns rising to a header at the roof line. Vertical concrete bands are spaced along the north front. A wide white horizontal band runs below the eaves. On the center of the roof is a short octagonal dome with windows. The building was renovated in 1999 to 2000 with architects Britain, Thompson, Bray & Brown and the contractor was Two State Construction Company.
See: The contractor Falls City Construction Company of Louisville, Kentucky
See: National Register of Historic Places – Warren County Courthouse
Courthouses:
N – Taliaferro Couny and Wilkes County
E – McDuffie County
S – Jefferson County and Glascock County
W – Hancock County
Photos taken 2008