Shelby County Court House

Shelby County Courthouse

Built in 1936-1937, the Shelby County Courthouse was constructed partly from funds from the Public Works Administration. The Art-Deco style limestone building originally housed the commissioner’s court, offices for the county treasurer, auditor, assessor, and recorder on the first floor, and the courtrooms and offices for the county clerk and county surveyor on the second floor. The partial third floor housed jury rooms and offices, and the basement contained the record storage vaults and record offices were. The construction cost of the building was $238,868, with the total project cost coming to $253,584. This courthouse is the third courthouse in Shelby County, with the first one built on Public Square and the second courthouse at the current courthouse’s location, with it being built in 1852 and remodeled in 1878.