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Graham County Courthouse, Safford, Arizona
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The Graham
County Courthouse in Safford, Arizona, is a dignified building that sits
quietly at 800 West Main Street.
This
courthouse is the county’s fifth one.
The two-story building would be remarkable today, since it is a public
works project that came in under budget. Voters approved $50,000 to build the
structure in 1915. The final cost was just over $44,000 when it was completed a
year later.
The two-story
Ed Paso red brick building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Its
architectural style is considered Classic Revival/Neo-Classic. Whatever, it just looks nice.
A jail was
originally part of the courthouse, but it was demolished in 1976. The courthouse’s
façade has not been altered otherwise. Many original pieces, such as the ballast
rude, remain in the interior.
Two
Arizona Supreme Court Justices began their judicial careers in this courthouse.
Safford is an agricultural community
of around 10,000 people and is located in southeastern Arizona
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