Jefferson County Courthouse, Birmingham

Name: Jefferson County Courthouse
Address: Birmingham, United States

#74 among attractions in Birmingham

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The Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama is the main county courthouse of Jefferson County, Alabama. It is the county's sixth main courthouse building, and the third in Birmingham. The cornerstone was laid in 1929, and the building was completed in 1932. The prior courthouse was demolished in 1937. The new courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. ()

Built: 1929 (95 years ago)Architectural style: ModernismCoordinates: 33°31'17"N, 86°48'33"W

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Northside (Central City)Birmingham United States

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Jefferson County Courthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Regions Field, Linn Park, Birmingham Museum of Art, 16th Street Baptist Church.

1 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Regions Field, Birmingham
25 min walk • Regions Field is the name of a minor league baseball park in the Southside community of Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. It is the home field for the Birmingham Barons of the Double-A South, and replaced Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover as their home field.
~350 ftSW
Park
Linn Park, Birmingham
2 min walk • Linn Park is a seven-acre urban park in the centre of Birmingham, Alabama. It is overlooked by Birmingham City Hall. Formerly known as Capitol Park, Woodrow Wilson Park, and Central Park, the park was renamed after Confederate naval officer and businessman Charles Linn in the 1980s.
~420 ftNW
Museum, Art museum
Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham
3 min walk • The Birmingham Museum of Art is a museum in Birmingham, Alabama. It has one of the most extensive collections of artwork in the Southeastern United States, with more than 24,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and decorative arts representing numerous cultures...
0.5 miSW
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Romanesque architecture
16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham
12 min walk • The 16th Street Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. In 1963, the church was bombed by Ku Klux Klan members. The bombing killed four young girls in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement. The church is still in operation and is a central landmark in the Birmingham Civil Rights District.
~1450 ftNW
Sport venue, Sport, Civic center
Legacy Arena, Birmingham
7 min walk • The Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex is a sports, convention and entertainment complex located in Birmingham, Alabama. The Sheraton Birmingham and Westin Birmingham are located on the complex adjoining the convention center.
0.5 miSW
Museum, History museum
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham
13 min walk • Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a large interpretive museum and research center in Birmingham, Alabama that depicts the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
0.5 miS
Museum, Entertainment, Natural history museum
McWane Science Center, Birmingham
12 min walk • The McWane Science Center is a science museum and research archive located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The state-of-the-art science center, aquarium, and 280-seat IMAX Dome Theater is housed in the historic and refurbished Loveman's department store building.
0.5 miS
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Alabama Theatre, Birmingham
12 min walk • The Alabama Theatre is a movie palace in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built in 1927 by Paramount's Publix Theatre chain as its flagship theater for the southeastern region of the United States. Seating 2,500 people at the time, it was the largest in the Birmingham Theatre district.
~1600 ftN
Museum, Specialty museum
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Birmingham
8 min walk • The Alabama Sports Hall of Fame is a state museum located in Birmingham, Alabama, dedicated to communicating the state’s athletic history.
~1890 ftSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Spiritual
Cathedral of Saint Paul, Birmingham
10 min walk • The Cathedral of Saint Paul — informally known as Saint Paul's Cathedral — is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama. Designed by Chicago architect Adolphus Druiding, the Victorian Gothic-style brick building was completed as a parish church in 1893.
0.4 miSW
Park, Historic walking areas
Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham
12 min walk • Kelly Ingram Park, formerly West Park, is a 4 acres park located in Birmingham, Alabama. It is bounded by 16th and 17th Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues North in the Birmingham Civil Rights District.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Jefferson County Courthouse?

Nearby attractions include Linn Park, Birmingham (2 min walk), Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham (3 min walk), Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham (3 min walk), Cathedral Church of the Advent, Birmingham (5 min walk).

How to get to Jefferson County Courthouse by public transport?

The nearest stations to Jefferson County Courthouse:

Bus

N Side of 8th Av N • Lines: 90 (2 min walk)
S Side of 8th Av N • Lines: 90 (3 min walk)

Train

Birmingham (17 min walk)