1867-11-23: The Court House

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The plan of this magnificent structure was drawn by the contractors, Joseph WILLIS and F. SLOAN, architects, of Memphis, Tenn. The masonry executed by C. R. TRIGG, of Memphis. The entire cost of the building is set down at $25,000. Work was commenced on the foundation the third Tuesday in October, 1867, and the structure is to be completed by the first day of January, 1869. Length of the building, north and south, 72 feet 9 inches; width, east and west, 53 feet; height of walll 50 feet, to eves; height of dome, 35 feet.

The Board of Commissioners, appointed by the County Court, and whose business it is to superintend the work is composed of the following persons: J. H. BILLS, E. P. MCNEAL, P. T. JONES and E. G COLEMAN. The necessity of building this Hall of Justice was occasioned by the wantonness of a Federal General named STURGIS, and the troops under his command, who burned all the buildings on the public square on the 5th day of May, 1864, during the civil war that raged between the people of the Southern and those of the Northern States.

The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 23 Nov. 1867, Page 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.

1867-10-12: Courthouse Brick Work

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Mr. C. R. TRIGG, the gentleman who has the contract for doing the brick work on the new court house, came up from Memphis last Tuesday, and is now engaged in preparing the laying of the foundation of the long needed structure, which, when completed, will be one of the handsomest and most convenient buildings of the kind to be found in the Union.

The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 12 Oct. 1867, Page 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.

1867-09-14: Court House Cornerstone to be Set

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We learn that C. R. TRIGG, the gentleman who has the contract for doing the brick work on the new court-house, will be in our town next week for the purpose of commencing work on the foundation of the long needed structure. It will be his purpose to lay the foundation and raise the walls to the first floor this fall, and to complete the same next spring or summer. Mashburn & Co. have 260,000 brick ready for delivery, and will burn another kiln this fall. The architect’s estimate calls for 500,000 brick.

The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 14 Sept. 1867, Page 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.

1867-08-17: Lumber for New Courthouse

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The lumber for the new court-house, near 80,000 feet, has been delivered to the contractors, Willis & Sloan, and stacked upon the public square. It is of superior quality, and was furnished by Warren & Toon, proprietors of the Bolivar Steam Saw Mill. W. C. Mashburn & Co., who have the contract for furnishing the brick, some 500,000, are pushing their work along at a rapid rate, and will be enabled to deliver at least 250,000 of standard brick by the middle of September. We learn it is the intention of our old friend, C. R. TRIGG, of Memphis, who is to do the brick work and masonry, to commence on the foundation of the structure about the first of October next. Mr. Willis, one of the contractors, was in our town this week “shaping the course of things.” He returned to Memphis last Wednesday.

The Bolivar Bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 17 Aug. 1867, Page 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.

1867-03-02: The New Court House

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Up to the present time two designs have been furnished the commissioners for the new court-house. During the present week, Mr. Joseph WILLIS, of the firm Willis & Sloan, architects, Memphis, accompanied by Mr. C. R. TRIGG, contractor and builder, from the same city, was in town and exhibited to the commissioners a design drawn expressly for the purposes and which we are pleased to say meets the decided approbation of all who have seen it.

The design is certainly an improvement upon anything of the kind we have ever seen, and should the court-house be constructed according to it and the accompanying specifications, it will be the handsomest county edifice to be found in the entire State. For convenience, and adaptability the interior of the building will be a match for the symmetrical front and end elevations, and will contain on the ground floor offices for the Clerk of the County Court, Sheriff, Register, Treasurer and Circuit Court, also a jury room, with fire-proof vaults attached to the office of the County Court Clerk and Register; while the main court room, second floor, will be elegantly arranged for the accommodation of judge, jury, lawyers and audience; having two jury rooms – to the right and left of the stairway landing – over which will be a gallery, with raised seats, giving ample room for all necessary purposes.

One very important feature in the design, and one which must at once strike the observer as highly preferable to all others, is that the stairway leading from the lower floor is one continuous, winding flight into the gallery, and is so arranged that those who occupy that portion of the house will not have to go through or disturb the court room. The design, we suppose, will be found at the hut in which the Honorable Judge of the Circuit Court has been so nearly suffocated in during the past week, and should be seen by all who admire beautiful architecture. We hope the plan will be accepted, and the building put up in strict keeping with the specifications already furnished. Hardeman county should have a temple of justice in keeping with her wealth and intelligence; and as a court-house has to be built, let us have one that will be an ornament to the town, and a source of pride to the people of the county. A good article is always the cheapest, even if it does cost more to possess it.

The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 02 March 1867, Page 2. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.