Macon County Courthouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

From the record

“Macon County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, county seat of Macon County, Alabama. A brick courthouse was constructed in the middle of the 19th century, replacing wooden structures used earlier.”
Wikipedia article Macon County Courthouse (Alabama), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 14 National Register listings published here for Macon County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. E. Northside and N. Main Sts., Tuskegee, 36083
When was it listed? November 1978
Category. building
Census division. Tuskegee
Architectural style. Romanesque Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 78000495 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

301 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 301 fires within 5 miles of Macon County Courthouse between 1994 and 2020, burning about 4,064 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 97 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Arson/incendiarism	97
Debris and open burning	93
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	42
Smoking	38
Equipment and vehicle use	12
Recreation and ceremony	11
Railroad operations and maintenance	4
Other causes	2
Misuse of fire by a minor	1
Natural	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
9 September 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	4.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	20170909-2
9 September 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	20170909-3
9 September 1998	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
8 September 1998	Arson/incendiarism	25 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2016	Arson/incendiarism	3.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	20160906-4
5 September 2010	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	3.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
5 September 2010	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	50 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 1994	Debris and open burning	1.5 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Macon County

Mines and quarries near this property

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Macon County Courthouse: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Chehaw Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Cheshire Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Connor Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Macon County

Storms near this property

29 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tuskegee, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 16 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 3 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
July 2005	Tornado (F1)	Tuskegee	1 hurt, $48,000	National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage between near the Woodland community and determined the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornado touched down at approximately 234 PM CDT near the intersection of County Road 56 and State Highway 199, about 8 miles northwest of Tuskegee. Several trees were snapped off or blown down along the short path. One auto body shop was totally destroyed. A man was injured when he was thrown several yards out of the auto body shop. A shed also sustained damage. At least three vehicles were heavily damage by fallen trees. The tornado damage path was 1/10 of a mile long and 25 yards wide at its widest point. This tornado was spawned during Tropical Storm Cindy.
March 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Tuskegee	$150,000	no account filed
March 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Tuskegee	$35,000	no account filed
August 2005	Tornado (F0)	Tuskegee	$30,000	National Weather Service meteorologists conducted a storm survey in Macon County. It has been determined that an F0 tornado occurred with winds estimated around 70 miles an hour. The tornado touched down at approximately 419 PM CDT about 3 miles northwest of Interstate 85 at Exit 38. The tornado touched down near the intersection of State Highway 199 and County Road 27. The tornado moved north northwest and lifted around 424 PM CDT approximately 1/2 mile southeast of the Woodland community. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off along the path of the tornado. The tornado damage path was 3 miles long and 400 yards wide at its widest point. Begin: 32 29.30/85 44.86 End: 32 31.56/85 46.01
May 1998	Hail	Tuskegee	$30,000	Golf ball to baseball size hail was reported north of Tuskegee along I-85.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Tuskegee	$15,000	Trees were blown down at several locations across Macon County. At least one home was damaged by the fallen trees. At least one vehicle was damaged, and many roadways were blocked.
August 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Tuskegee	$12,000	Numerous trees were reported blown down in the Tuskegee area of central Macon County.
March 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Tuskegee	$10,000	High winds blew out the sign of a fast food restaurant in the city, and at least one building sustained roof damage southeast of the city.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Tuskegee	$10,000	Lots of trees were snapped and blown over in the Tuskegee area. About 5000 people were without power for several hours.
May 1996	Hail	Tuskegee	$10,000	no account filed
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Tuskegee	$8,000	Several trees were blown down southeast of Tuskegee and elsewhere across south central parts of Macon County.
July 2005	Flash Flood	Tuskegee	$6,000	US Highway 80 in downtown Tuskegee was flooded and was temporarily impassable.
March 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Tuskegee	$5,000	no account filed
April 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Tuskegee	$3,000	A few trees were blown down in the city of Tuskegee. Additional trees were blown down across the western half of the county.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Tuskegee	$3,000	A few trees and power lines were blown down in and around the city of Tuskegee.
April 1998	Hail	Tuskegee	$3,000	Golf ball size hail was reported just west of Tuskegee.
September 2004	Tornado (F0)	Tuskegee	$2,000	A brief weak tornado was reported near Tuskegee. Several trees were blown down. This weak tornado was associated with an outer rain band of the tropical system Ivan. Approximate location 32.32N/85.52W.
January 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Tuskegee	$2,000	Power lines were blown down just north of Tuskegee. The damage occurred on Franklin Road, Oak Street, and School Street.
March 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Tuskegee	$2,000	Trees and power lines were knocked down near Tuskegee.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Tuskegee	-	Numerous trees and several power lines were downed in Tuskegee and other parts of Macon County. The front entrance of Tuskegee University along Old Montgomery Rd was damaged by uprooted trees.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Tuskegee	-	A few trees uprooted along Highway 29 east of Tuskegee.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Tuskegee	-	Several trees uprooted in Tuskegee.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Tuskegee	-	Multiple trees uprooted in Tuskegee.
August 1999	Hail	Tuskegee	-	Dime size hail was reported in Tuskegee.
April 1998	Hail	Tuskegee	-	Dime size hail was reported in Tuskegee.
May 1998	Hail	Tuskegee	-	Nickel size hail was reported at the Tuskegee News.
March 1998	Hail	Tuskegee	-	Dime size hail was reported in the western parts of Tuskegee.
May 1995	Hail	Tuskegee	-	,,,,,,,,Thunderstorm Winds Dime-size hail was reported by Tuskegee Police near mile marker 34 on Interstate 85. Three-quarter inch hail was also reported in Tuskegee where hail reportedly covered the ground. Wind with the thunderstorm also downed trees in scattered areas across the county. Numerous trees were reported down in Tallassee. A tree fell on an automobile in front of the Municipal Building in Tuskegee.
July 2011	Hail	Tuskegee	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Macon County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Main Street Historic District	0.2 miles	1984
North Main Street Historic District	0.4 miles	1985
Butler Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	0.6 miles	1995
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site	0.8 miles	1966
Grey Columns	0.8 miles	1980
Tuskegee Veterans Administration Hospital	1.9 miles	2012

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 78000495 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Macon County	All 14 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.