Rutherford Health Department (National Register): 303 North Church Street

Built in 1931, the Rutherford Health Department building was designed in the Colonial Revival style by prominent New York City architect James Gamble Rogers. The Commonwealth Fund of New York, a private philanthropic foundation whose goal was to improve the daily lives of rural Americans, selected Murfreesboro as the site for its first public health facility. This landmark building served white and black clients while regional workshops and training took place in the second story auditorium. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the renovated building now houses Rutherford County Human Resources CONFIRM.