# Colleton County Courthouse

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{{Infobox NRHP
| name         = Colleton County Courthouse
| nrhp_type    =
| image        = Colleton County Courthouse.jpg
| caption      = The front of the building
| location     = Corner of Hampton and Jeffries Sts., [Walterboro, South Carolina](/source/Walterboro%2C_South_Carolina)
| coordinates  = {{coord|32|54|08.86|N|80|40|00|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin     = South Carolina#USA

| mapframe             = yes
| mapframe-marker      = building
| mapframe-zoom        = 12
|mapframe-caption      = Interactive map showing the location of Colleton County Courthouse

| built        = 1820
| architect    = [Robert Mills](/source/Robert_Mills_(architect))
| architecture = [Greek Revival architecture](/source/Greek_Revival_architecture)
| added        = May 14, 1971
| area         =
| refnum       = 71000765<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
}}
The '''Colleton County Courthouse''' was built in 1820. It was listed on the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) in 1971. The building is located corner of Jeffries and Hampton Streets in [Walterboro](/source/Walterboro%2C_South_Carolina), [South Carolina](/source/South_Carolina). The building was put on the register as an example of [Greek Revival architecture](/source/Greek_Revival_architecture) and also due to its historical significance, since the first meeting on [nullification](/source/Nullification_Crisis) was held in the building in 1828.<ref name="sites">{{cite web|url=http://nerrs.noaa.gov/doc/siteprofile/acebasin/html/cultural/cultres/crstfile.htm#courthouse|title=Sites of Public Interest|publisher=[National Estuarine Research Reserve System](/source/National_Estuarine_Research_Reserve_System)|accessdate=10 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122071032/http://www.nerrs.noaa.gov/doc/siteprofile/acebasin/html/cultural/cultres/crstfile.htm#courthouse|archive-date=22 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="nom">{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/colleton/S10817715001/S10817715001.pdf|title=NRHP Nomination form|publisher=National Register of Historic Places|accessdate=11 October 2012}}</ref>

==History==
In 1817, Walterboro became the seat of Colleton County. The design of the courthouse is attributed to the architect [Robert Mills](/source/Robert_Mills_(architect)). The building was completed in 1820 by Charleston contractors, J. & B. Lucas.<ref name="nom"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/colleton/S10817715001/index.htm|title=Colleton County Courthouse, Colleton County (Walterboro)|publisher=South Carolina Department of Archives and History|accessdate=10 October 2012}}</ref>

In June 1828, [Robert Rhett](/source/Robert_Rhett), participating in the first meeting on [nullification](/source/Nullification_Crisis), which was held in the courthouse building, delivered a speech which urged [John Taylor](/source/John_Taylor_(South_Carolina_governor)), the governor of South Carolina, to immediately convene a session of the state legislature. Another nullification meeting was held in October of the same year.<ref name="nom"/>

In 2023, the courthouse was the venue for the [Trial of Alex Murdaugh](/source/Trial_of_Alex_Murdaugh).

==Architecture==
The courthouse building has two storeys and is made of brick. The entrance is built as a [portico](/source/portico) with four Tuscan columns and two staircases with ironwork railings. The courtroom is located in the second floor. The basement is raised.<ref name="nom"/>

The original building from 1820 was considerably altered in 1939, when two wings were built.<ref name="sites"/>

==References==
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{{commonscat|Colleton County Courthouse}}

{{National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina}}

Category:Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
Category:County courthouses in South Carolina
Category:Government buildings completed in 1820
Category:Buildings and structures in Colleton County, South Carolina
Category:Robert Mills buildings
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Colleton County, South Carolina

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