Anderson County Courthouse

Anderson County was established on November 6, 1801, from portions of Grainger and Knox counties. The county was named in honor of Senator Joseph Anderson, a former judge who oversaw the Southwestern Territory prior to the county’s founding. As far as the history can be traced, there have been a total of four Courthouses either on or near this location. The first courthouse was a log structure built in 1803. The second was a courthouse and jail, constructed of stone, and built in 1820. The third was a brick courthouse, with its distinctive clocktower, that was built in 1890. Construction of the current Courthouse, which once housed the county jail in space on the third floor, was completed in 1967. The Slover Chimes, named in memory of Henry Clay Slover, rest atop the Courthouse; the bells were given by Col. Samuel Slover in memory of his father in 1937.