Amite County Court House
By Kareng
@kareng (79816)
United States
November 17, 2025 11:26pm CST
Note: This one has been on my list to write up for a couple of years. I mentioned to someone...(I believe it was Marie @Tampa_girl7 in the northern part of Mississippi) about our courthouse being a lovely old building. So, this one is dedicated to you, Marie!!
The photo you see above is the Amite County Courthouse. It is located in the small town of Liberty, MS. This building was built in between 1939 and 1941 and is the oldest courthouse on record in the state of Mississippi, and therefore, on the National Register of Historical Places.
This building replaced the original courthouse which was built in 1812. This building was built out of logs. I have not seen a photo of it but would love to! It (the original building) weathered through the Civil War and was not harmed but stood proud when the war was finally over. We have a Civil War Square in town also, that is interesting to walk through and read the plaques with all the history of our small town.
The new courthouse building has gone through several renovations over the years and if you walked in there today, you would not guess that the building was constructed in the early 1900's!!
Photo credit: Unknown, borrowed from WikiMedia
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@LindaOHio (206596)
• United States
18 Nov
That's a very nice looking building. Thank you for the back story.
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@Tampa_girl7 (53808)
• United States
21 Nov
It’s a nice looking building. Thanks for the mention.
I am almost halfway up. About 3 hours to the ocean and 3 up to Memphis. We are in east central Mississippi, but did spend a lot of time in the north when my mama in law was alive.
I am almost halfway up. About 3 hours to the ocean and 3 up to Memphis. We are in east central Mississippi, but did spend a lot of time in the north when my mama in law was alive.1 person likes this
@Deepizzaguy (116311)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Nov
The building in this post looks wonderful.
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@Deepizzaguy (116311)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Nov
@kareng Thank you for agreeing with me.
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@kareng (79816)
• United States
21 Nov
@Deepizzaguy Of course. Hope you had a nice day!!
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@porwest (111374)
• United States
19 Nov
@kareng I suppose that was why I was confused. When you said, "It has weathered through the Civil War and was not harmed but stood proud when the war was finally over," it couldn't have if it was built between 1939 and 1941 considering the Civil War ended in 1865.
And then in the final sentence you said, "If you walked in there today, you would not guess that the building was constructed in the 1800s."
What am I missing? 
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@snowy22315 (199040)
• United States
18 Nov
It us really interesting to learn about historic places like that.
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