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Hamilton County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Hamilton County Courthouse

On the National Register since 197848 years
Listed 1978Chattanooga
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About Hamilton County Courthouse

Hamilton County Courthouse, at W. 6th St. and Georgia Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 21, 1978. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It was listed as part of Hunt, Reuben H., Buildings in Hamilton County TR (AD); Hunt, Reuben H., Buildings in Hamilton County TR. The listing covers 2.6 acres. 22 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCourthouse in Chattanooga, Tennessee. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

W. 6th St. and Georgia Ave., Chattanooga · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Hamilton County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Central Block BuildingBuilt 1883 · next door
  3. 3Fountain SquareDistrict · next door
  4. 4First Baptist Church Education BuildingBuilding · next door
  5. 5Frances Willard HouseBuilt 1928 · next door
Around it

37 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BOchs BuildingBuilding0.1 miBSoldiers and Sailors Memorial AuditoriumBuilding0.1 miBMiller Brothers Department StoreBuilt 18890.1 miBWiley United Methodist ChurchBuilding0.1 miDMarket Square-Patten ParkwayDistrict0.2 miBSaints Peter and Paul Catholic Church and BuildingsBuilding0.2 miBOld Library BuildingBuilt 19040.2 miBFirst Congregational ChurchBuilt 19050.2 miBChattanooga Bank BuildingBuilding0.2 miBJames BuildingBuilding0.2 miBSchwartz, Robert, and Company BuildingBuilt 19200.2 miBMaclellan BuildingBuilt 19230.2 miBTivoli Theater (Additional Documentation)Building0.2 miDDowntown Chattanooga Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBCaleb Isbester HouseBuilt 18960.2 miBTrigg-Smartt Building (Additional Documentation)Built 18880.2 miBGaskill HouseBuilding0.2 miBBrabson House (Additional Documentation)Building0.2 mi
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BU.S. Post OfficeBuilding0.3 miDStone Fort Land Company Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBRead House (Additional Documentation)Built 19260.3 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchBuilding0.3 miBSecond Presbyterian ChurchBuilding0.3 miBSt. Paul's Episcopal ChurchBuilding0.3 miBChancellor T. M. McConnell HouseBuilt 18850.3 miBChattanooga Car BarnsBuilt 18870.3 miBChattanooga Electric RailwayBuilding0.3 miBMunicipal BuildingBuilt 19080.4 miBOld Post Office (Additional Documentation)Building0.4 miDKing, M. L., Boulevard Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBShiloh Baptist ChurchBuilding0.4 miBMedical Arts BuildingBuilding0.4 miBChrist Church EpiscopalBuilding0.4 miBFaxon-Thomas MansionBuilt 19520.4 miBSouthern Railway Freight DepotBuilt 18710.5 miDMarket Street Warehouse Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miSRoss's LandingSite0.5 mi

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Questions about Hamilton County Courthouse

Is Hamilton County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 21, 1978 (Register number 78002596).

Is Hamilton County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Tennessee has 29 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is John Ross House, 5.3 miles away.

Can you visit Hamilton County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.