Area 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) NRHP Reference # 82001606 Opened 1929 Phone +1 205-325-5300 | Built 1929 (1929) Added to NRHP December 27, 1982 Architectural style Modern architecture | |
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Location 716 21st St., N, Birmingham, Alabama Address 716 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd N, Birmingham, AL 35203, USA Hours Open today · 8AM–5PMFriday8AM–5PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8AM–5PMTuesday8AM–5PMWednesday8AM–5PMThursday8AM–5PM Similar Linn Park, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Red Mountain, Kelly Ingram Park | ||
The Jefferson County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama, county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama. It was built in 1929 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
It was designed by Chicago architectural firm Holabird & Root, who also designed Soldier Field. A prior courthouse was demolished in 1937.
The courthouse sits across Linn Park from Birmingham's City Hall. The Art Deco design incorporates statues and bas relief panels depicting local history and the city's industrial influences. An International style annex was built in 1963–64.
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