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The St. Stephens Courthouse, listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
as the Washington County Courthouse and also known as the St. Stephens Masonic Lodge, is a historic former
courthouse A courthouse or court house is a structure which houses judicial functions for a governmental entity such as a state, region, province, county, prefecture, regency, or similar governmental unit. A courthouse is home to one or more courtrooms, ...
building in St. Stephens, Alabama. The
Alabama Legislature The Alabama Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a bicameral body composed of the House of Representatives and Senate. It is one of the few state legislatures in which members of both cham ...
authorized construction of the building in 1853 to serve as headquarters for the government of Washington County. The building was completed in 1854 and served as the county courthouse until 1907, when the
county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equiva ...
was moved to Chatom. It served a variety of purposes after that, until being restored in 2000 by the St. Stephens Historical Commission for use as a
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and local history
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* National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Alabama County courthouses in Alabama Masonic buildings in Alabama Greek Revival architecture in Alabama Government buildings completed in 1854 Buildings and structures in Washington County, Alabama Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama Historic American Buildings Survey in Alabama 1854 establishments in Alabama Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage {{WashingtonCountyAL-NRHP-stub