This two story masonry building was constructed in 1939 using funds provided by the Public Works Administration, a Depression-era jobs program part of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal.

The building was designed by J. Carroll Johnson and local architect Jesse W.

[2] It exhibits a combination of restrained Classical styling with some Art Deco details that is rare among South Carolina courthouses.

[4] The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

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