Courthouses, Boone County, Kentucky

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The Boone County Court Order Book for January 1801 reads: "... Court held for the County of Boone at the Courthouse . . ." This Courthouse was a log building and was used for sixteen years until a large brick structure, with brick floors and brick columns, and measured 40 by 30 feet. It was built in 1817. This building was remodeled several times and later demolished after a fire. In 1889, Boone County built its third courthouse, at a cost of $20,000, which is still in use today.

References:

Elizabeth H. Garr, History of Kentucky Courthouses (National Society of Colonial Dames, 1972), p. 27-28.
Kentucky Courthouses, ed. John W. Carpenter (London: JM Publications, 1988), p. 30-31.