The Adair County Courthouse in

Columbia, Kentucky Columbia is a home rule-class city just above Russell Creek in Adair County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 4,452 at the 2010 census. Columbia is the seat of its county. History The area was settled by Daniel Trabue. The ...

, a

courthouse A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-spe ...

at 500 Public Sq., was built in 1885. It was listed on the

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in 1974. It was designed by McDonald Brothers. It was built by William Henry Hudson, "who was so proud of his work that he had his portrait carved in a capital on the porch." With . It has a four-sided clock tower. It was deemed " one of the best preserved of major late 19th-century Kentucky courthouses."

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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky Gothic Revival architecture in Kentucky Government buildings completed in 1885 National Register of Historic Places in Adair County, Kentucky Courthouses in Kentucky 1885 establishments in Kentucky Columbia, Kentucky {{AdairCountyKY-NRHP-stub