MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — In downtown Murfreesboro, one of the oldest courthouses in the state is still standing. However, this community isn’t just preserving its past; it’s also paving the way for the future.
“This is a beautiful view of what our square looks like,” Sarah Callender, Executive Director of Main Street Murfreesboro, said. “A lot of downtowns don’t have a square with a courthouse, so that makes us unique.”
Pictures of the Rutherford County courthouse line the wall at the Main Street Murfreesboro building. Some date back to the courthouse’s construction.
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“We are one of the oldest antebellum courthouses — original courthouses — in Tennessee,” Callender said…