Greene County Courthouse, Main & Boligee Streets, Prairie & Monroe Avenues, Eutaw

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Greene Oounty. previous Owners; Greene bounty. Date of Erection; Architects Unknown. Builder; I. ipniii in ii John V. OrosslancL Present Condition: Excellent, number of Stories: Two* Materials of Construction: (Two story trick masonry; "fir&t" floor concrete flooring; second floor wood flooring; small balcony to the front. Other Existing Keoor&as See: Greene County Democrat, June 12, "COUB0? HOUSE 1 AajEJUTAWvAXABAMAn gy- ^; K#- smith* HAes ALA' - 218 Page 2. ALA . . . . . _ .

3X- EurA Additional Data: 2hia building was authorized Z- by legislature' of From reoorda in the Probate Office of Greene Oounty, and other sources, some interesting information and circumstances concerning the selection of Eataw aa the second "Seat of Justice" for G eene bounty is gathered* dissatisfaction with the first Gounty Seat, Brie arose, agitation tot removal reached such a point that the County Court composed of William Street, Judge, and John nelson, John J. Harvey, Simeon Maxwell and Daniel G. Bencher ordered an election to determine the issue* She result of the election was "For Hemova2"985 votes, "S'or no Removal" 893 votes*-. and as a result in October the site of the present location of Butaw, was selected as the "Seat of Justice, 3 for Greene bounty.

(The first Court House in the town was built by John V, Crossland, in - 40* Source of Material; Peter 1. Brannon, Dept. Archives & History Montgomery, Alabama. Greene dounty Democrat, Eutaw, Alabama. OompiXed by: Catherine tfloyd.. tuhurn, Alabama. , Walter Barfchardt, District Officer. * H.A.B,S. luhurn, Date: lofic/3 >