Location:  41 Public Square / 7th Street

Built:  1904 – 1906

Style:  Classical Revival

Architect:  John Edwin Ruthven Carpenter of Carpenter and Blair of New York, New York

Contractor:  Hugger Brothers

Description:  The building faces west and is a three-story gray-colored stone and concrete structure. The rectangular-shaped building is located on the landscaped grounds of Courthouse Square in the center of Columbia. The west and east sides have porticos with four columns rising from the second to third stories with pediment above. A wide cornice runs below the roof line. On the center of the roof is a square high clock tower rising to a dome with a clock and tall spire. The interior has a central atrium under the dome with stairs ascending to the third story and a stained-glass skylight. The Chancery Court courtroom is on the first story, the General Sessions Court courtroom is on the second story, and the Circuit Court courtroom is on the third. The building houses the County Circuit Court, County Chancery Court, County General Sessions Court – Part I, and County Juvenile Court of the 22nd Judicial District.  The building was renovated from 1971 to 1972. The architect was Howard, Neilsen, Lyne, Batey & O’Brien, Inc. of Nashville, and the contractor was L E Kirk & Son of Columbia.