ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Centered on Main Street in the county seat’s charming downtown square, the Cheatham County Courthouse has stood strong for more than a century.
The original section, a 42-by-48-foot brick structure, was completed in 1869 on a three-acre site for a cost of $12,000. The first floor offices and the courtroom on the second floor are still in use today.
Former Cheatham County Chancery Court Clerk Doris Sanders said she worked in the building for 35 years, and even went to kindergarten in one of the upstairs rooms…