Courthouse Contractor

D.L. Dow of Cookeville, Tennessee, won the contract to build the courthouse in 1872, and the contract price was $9,999.00 with a completion date scheduled for Oct. 1, 1873. Dow completed the Clay County courthouse in 1873.

Dow built four county courthouses in the state of Tennessee: Putnam, Jackson, Overton, and Clay. Other than the Clay County Courthouse, none of the courthouses he constructed are extant. Other accomplishments include building and operating the first flour mill in Putnam County, serving as president of Peoples Bank in Cookeville beginning in 1905, and acting as vice-president of the Fair Association in Putnam County.