Williamson County Courthouse

Franklin, United States

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

The Williamson County Courthouse in Franklin, Tennessee, completed in 1858, is the third courthouse to serve the county and exemplifies Greek Revival architecture. Measuring 65 by 90 feet in plan, the building is distinguished by a portico featuring four Doric columns cast at a nearby foundry. Listed as a contributing property in the Franklin Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places, the courthouse has endured significant challenges, including damage from an 1871 tornado from which it was subsequently restored. The building carries a tragic historical weight: in 1888, a 23-year-old African-American suspect named Amos Miller was lynched, hanged from the courthouse balcony after being taken by a mob from the courtroom before trial completion. The courthouse gained wider cultural recognition when it appeared in the closing scene of the 1986 film *At Close Range*. On its grounds stand a separately listed Confederate Monument and the statue *March to Freedom*.