The Lebanon Courthouse was constructed during the l840s (around l841) when Lebanon, the County Seat of DeKalb County, was a thriving community with inns, taverns and government offices.

 

The building was built as a Land Office and Courthouse, and remained the Courthouse of DeKalb County until l876 when the stage coaches serving Lebanon gave way to progress. The County Seat moved to Fort Payne in l876 where railway service was available.

 

The current renovator of the Courthouse, Merle Malone Wilson, is the great granddaughter of George Washington Malone, who owned a hotel, tavern and stage stop in Lebanon. Mr. Malone was on the committee which commissioned the construction of the Courthouse. The bricks used to build the beautiful structure were made on site at the Malone Farm, just down the road from the Courthouse.

 

The building has been greatly cared for, and is in as much of its original condition as possible. The interior, though, has been carefully renovated to offer today's luxuries, while also being true to the building's--and area's--historical and cultural heritage.

 

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