Greenville County Courthouse, County courthouse in Greenville, US.
The Greenville County Courthouse is a Beaux-Arts brick and concrete building with terra cotta trim, made up of a three-story front section and an eight-story tower behind it. It now houses M. Judson Booksellers, a locally owned independent bookstore, rather than courtrooms.
The building opened in 1918 and marked the establishment of the primary judicial center for Greenville County. Its creation was an important step in the expansion of local government infrastructure in South Carolina.
The bookstore is named after Mary Camilla Judson, a long-serving educator at the Greenville Women's College, today Furman University. The name ties the shop to the building's city and its educational past rather than to the courts that once sat here.
The building now houses M. Judson Booksellers, a locally owned independent bookstore, so visitors come to browse and buy books rather than attend court. The former courthouse stands on North Main Street in downtown Greenville, within walking distance of other Main Street shops and restaurants.
The bookstore inside takes its name from Mary Camilla Judson, a long-serving educator at the Greenville Women's College, now Furman University. The shop is locally owned and independent, occupying a building that was a family courthouse until 1991.
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