Swain County Courthouse, County courthouse in Bryson City, United States

The Swain County Courthouse is a two-story Classical Revival building with four Ionic columns on its front facade, located in Bryson City. The structure was completed in 1908 and features a hip roof and symmetrical proportions that give it a balanced, formal appearance.

The building was designed in 1908 by Frank Pierce Milburn and R. S. Smith and is the third courthouse in Swain County. It replaced an earlier structure from 1880, which itself had replaced a log building that burned down in 1872.

Since 1979 the former courtroom building has housed the Swain County Heritage Museum, so the county's own records and collections are shown inside the same walls where its courts once sat. The building stands at Main and Fry Streets in Bryson City, the county seat, and its 1908 portico still marks the address visitors look for.

The building now houses the Swain County Heritage Museum with free exhibits that accept donations to support operations. Visitors will find an information center on site that provides details about local activities such as hiking, waterfall visits, and rafting.

The building is Swain County's third courthouse: the first was a log structure built in 1872, and the second went up in 1880 after the first burned down. The 1908 courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and now serves as the Swain County Heritage Museum.