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Third Blount County Courthouse, Broadway and Cusick Street; this building was destroyed by a fire on July 28, 1906

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Shows the side and front of a two story bick building with a steeple tower that has a weather vane on top. There are three chimneys visible. There are decorative elements along the roofline, on the steeple, and on top of the windows and doorway. There are eight arched windows on the second floor and six windows on the first floor, three of which are open. There is a gutter on the side. In front of the doorway there are three-sided steps on which there are three men, one of whom is African American, dressed in suits and hats sitting on chairs. There is a sidewalk along the side of the building. The building is on a slight slope and there are smaller windows on the lower story. On the right side there is a smaller two story bick building which has two chimneys and bars on the first story windo. There is a man sitting next to that building. In the lower left there is partially visible a building with a shed roof covering the lower floor; there is a reaping machine next to it and a utility pole with wires on the corner. Behind that on the left side there are houses and trees visible.
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Blount County Public Library

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Digital Library of Tennessee