National Historic Landmark · county courthouse · Monroeville, Alabama

Old Monroe County Courthouse

United States historic place in Monroeville, Alabama. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.

Alabama-Monroe County Courthouse retiredExterior view, Monroe County Courthouse (Alabama)Monroe County Alabama CourthouseMonroe County Courthouse (Alabama) - interior of historic courthouse as it appeared in To Kill a Mockingbird (1)
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Old Monroe County Courthouse

The Old Monroe County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building in Monroeville, Alabama that served as the Monroe County courthouse from 1903 to 1963.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressCourthouse Sq., Monroeville, AL
CountyMonroe County
ListedApr 26, 1973
Reference number73000366
Type of placecounty courthouse
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressCourthouse Sq., Monroeville, AL
Coordinates31.52793, -87.33333 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitSelma To Montgomery National Historic Trail · 62 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyIsaac Creek Shelters 14 mi · Isaac Creek 14 mi · Bridgeport Beach Shelter 36 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73000366. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.