Coffee County Courthouse (Elba, Alabama)

Coffee County Courthouse
Location Courthouse Sq., Elba, Alabama
Coordinates 31°24′45″N 86°3′44″W / 31.41250°N 86.06222°W / 31.41250; -86.06222Coordinates: 31°24′45″N 86°3′44″W / 31.41250°N 86.06222°W / 31.41250; -86.06222
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1903 (1903)
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
NRHP Reference # 73000335[1]
Added to NRHP May 8, 1973

The Coffee County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in Courthouse Square in Elba, Alabama, one of two county seats of Coffee County, Alabama.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 1973. It is located at 230 Court Avenue. Elba is subject to frequent floods of the Pea River; high water marks on the courthouse walls indicate the highest level reached in past floods.[3]

Coffee County also has a courthouse in Enterprise that was built in 1998. The Elba courthouse serves the western portion of the county.

See also

References

  1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Coffee County Courthouse Capitol Shot Photography
  3. Coffee County Courthouse Waymarking.com


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