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As we traveled past the Wise County
Courthouse in Decatur recently, we couldn't help but marvel at how
beautiful it looked against the backdrop of the setting sun.
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Photo
Copyright© Laura Kestner |
According to the Wise County history
books, Wise County has had four court houses, two of which burned.
The current courthouse, designed by
architect J. Riley Gordon, was built at a cost of $110,000. The
building, featuring pink granite, was completed in 1896. |
