The building is located corner of Jeffries and Hampton Streets in Walterboro, South Carolina.

The design of the courthouse is attributed to the architect Robert Mills.

[3][4] In June 1828, Robert Rhett, participating in the first meeting on nullification, which was held in the courthouse building, delivered a speech which urged John Taylor, the governor of South Carolina, to immediately convene a session of the state legislature.

The entrance is built as a portico with four Tuscan columns and two staircases with ironwork railings.

[3] The original building from 1820 was considerably altered in 1939, when two wings were built.