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Scott County
Named for: General Charles Scott - Revolutionary War & Northwest Indian War, Governor of Kentucky
Organized: 1820
County Seat: Lexington, 1820-1874
Scottsburg, 1871
Number of Courthouses: 3
| Number | Years | Type | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1821-1874, Lexington | Coffee Mill | |
| 2 | 1874-Present, Scottsburg | Stylized | Arch: Andrew Baty, $19,790. Builder: Travis Carter |
| 3 | 1997 -Present, Scottsburg | Modern | Major expansion of 1874 courthouse. |
The Lexington Courthouse was used as a school until 1889 after the county seat was moved in the middle of the night.
Scottsburg was originally called Newtown and platted in 1871, but the name was changed when a desire to move the County Seat to a central location surfaced. The name is for Horace Scot, president of the J. M. & I railroad. The town borders on the south side of the town of Centerville that was platted in 1850.
The 1874 Courthouse was a stylized simple 2-story brick building; it was tripled in size with major additions in 1996 that maintained the integrity of the original structure. It has never had an exterior clock and did not have a cupola or spire until the 1996 addition.