Lawrence County Courthouse, Courthouse Square bounded by Main Street, Lawrence Street, Market Street & Court Street, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL. Surveyed as HABS ALA,40-MOULT,1-, with a 569-word written history.
“Lawrence County Courthouse, Courthouse Square bounded by Main Street, Lawrence Street, Market Street & Court Street, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL”
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Surveyed by the federal HABS program as HABS ALA,40-MOULT,1- · the record runs 569 words · one of 7 surveyed structures published for this county.
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The project to photograph and measure the Lawrence County Court House at Moulton was undertaken because of plans to destroy the building. Two-storey Doric pilasters are on all four sides of this square structure, A two-storey frame cupola crowns the roof. To the east projects a small one storey wing, which is probably a later addition. The building possesses some good moulding profiles, drawn on the Historic American Buildings Survey sheets. Source of Material: V/alter Burkhardt, District Administrator, HABS Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama. (Revised at HABS Headquarters /M Feb. 7, - (Original sheet in field notebook) Mdendum to HABS Ho. AL-310 Lawrence County Courthouse Courthouse Square Moulton Lawrence County ALA Alabama If 0 r. Mo 0 Lf
Photograph Written Historical and Descriptive Data
Historic American Buildings Survey National Park Service # Department of the Interior Washington, o^- Form UNITED STATES
Department of the Interior
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Lawrence Moulton HISTORIC NAME OF STRUCTURE (INCLUDE SOURCE FOR NAME) HABS NO. Lawrence County Courthouse AL-310 SECONDARY OR COMMON NAMES OF STRUCTURE COMPLETE ADDRESS (DESCRIBE LOCATION FOR RURAL SITES) Courthouse Square (bounded by Court, Lawrence, Market, and fain DATE OF CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDE SOURCE) ARCHITECT(S) (INCLUDE SOURCE) Gen. Hiram H.
Higgins, architect SIGNIFICANCE (ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORICAL, INCLUDE ORIGINAL USE OF STRUCTURE) Replaced courthouse burned on March 18, STYLE (IFAPPROPRIATE) MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDE STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS) Brick SHAPE AND DIMENSIONS OF STRUCTURE (SKETCHED FLOOR PLANS ON SEPARATE PAGES ARE ACCEPTABLE) x (five bays orrseach side), two stories EXTERIOR FEATURES OF NOTE Hipped roof surmounted by three-stage tower with spired belfry and weathervane, four interior end chimneys, bays articulated by pilasters with molded caps and bases carrying full entablature. INTERIOR FEATURES OF NOTE (DESCRIBE FLOOR PLANS, IF NOT SKETCHED) Central stairhall surrounded on three sides by county offices, large second-floor courtroom with gallery.
MAJOR ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS WITH DATES one-story brick vault wing added to east side ca. renovated, including replacement of original nine-over-nine-light sashes
Present Condition and Use
Demolished for new courthcuse. OTHER INFORMATION AS APPROPRIATE SOURCES OF INFORMATION (INCLUDING LISTING ON NATIONAL REGISTER, STATE REGISTERS, ETC.) COMPILER,
Affiliation Date
Nov. Alison K. Hoagland, HABS, from information provided by Robert Gamble
| Moulton, Alabama | The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town. |
| Lawrence County, Alabama | 95 topographic sheets across the county. |
| Library of Congress record | The original filed report as the survey filed it. |
The federal survey recorded these other structures elsewhere in Lawrence County. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
| Sheet | Structure | Survey | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Joseph Wheeler House | HABS ALA,40-WHEL,1- | 613 words | |
| Saunders-Goode-Hall House | HABS ALA,40-TOWC.V,1- | 556 words | |
| Rocky Hill | HABS ALA,40-CORT.V,1- | 509 words | |
| Bride's Hill | HABS ALA,40-COURT.V,2- | 252 words | |
| Campbell House | HABS ALA,40-CORT,1- | 35 words | |
| General Joseph Wheeler House (Later House) | HABS ALA,40-WHEL,2- | 32 words |
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