Moore County Courthouse and Jail (Tennessee)

The county jail was built on land owned by Colonel John M. Hughes, a veteran of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War of 1861–1865.^[2] Its construction was completed in 1876, only five years after the establishment of Moore County.^[2] The construction team was Bobo and Stegall.^[2]

Between 1872 and 1880, the Grand Central Hotel owned by Dr. E Y. Salmon, another Confederate veteran who served as the county clerk/master, was the de facto county courthouse.^[3] Other meeting places included a church and a school in Lynchburg.^[2] Construction on the county courthouse across the square from the jail began in 1884, and it was completed within a year.^[2] The builder was S.L.P. Garrett.^[2]

The jail was designed with a gablet roof, and the courthouse was designed in the Italianate architectural style.^[2] They have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 26, 1979.^[1]