Title
Tuscaloosa County Courthouse, circa 1945
Subject
Courthouses
Description
This is the old Tuscaloosa County Courthouse which was located on the northwest corner of Seventh Street and Lurleen Wallace Blvd. at the site of the current county courthouse.
E. Spinks of Birmingham prepared the plans for the courthouse and supervised the work. The contract for construction was awarded to Carrigan and Lynn of Birmingham for $90,000. On August 8, 1908 the courthouse was completed.
The building was razed in 1962 and the current building opened in 1964.
Information from Matthew W. Clinton's Tuscaloosa County History from the Dedication brochure for the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse, 1964.
E. Spinks of Birmingham prepared the plans for the courthouse and supervised the work. The contract for construction was awarded to Carrigan and Lynn of Birmingham for $90,000. On August 8, 1908 the courthouse was completed.
The building was razed in 1962 and the current building opened in 1964.
Information from Matthew W. Clinton's Tuscaloosa County History from the Dedication brochure for the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse, 1964.
Source
Tuscaloosa News Archive
Date
Circa 1945
Contributor
Jason Townsend (Description)
Elizabeth Bradt (Description)
Type
Photograph
Identifier
78
Coverage
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
9 3/4 inches x 7 7/8 inches