A log building was erected here in 1846 as Leon County's first courthouse. County officials installed on Nov. 12, 1846 were Geo. V. Lusk, Chief Justice; Wm. Childress, Probate Judge; Israel P. Reinhardt, County Clerk; Wm. B. Middleton, Sheriff; David Foster, Coroner; Baxter King, Assessor; and Col. Commissioners John C. Smith, Robert Steele, Samuel Davis, and James Evans. The county seat was moved in 1850 to Centerville.