The historic courthouse square in Jonesborough anchors the civic and commercial life of Washington County in a setting of extraordinary architectural coherence — Federal and Victorian commercial buildings, the 1913 Washington County Courthouse, and mature elm-lined sidewalks creating one of the finest small-town courthouse squares in Tennessee. The square hosts the National Storytelling Festival each October and the Farmers Market on select days. Simply walking the square and the adjacent blocks of Main Street constitutes one of the finest historic town-center experiences in the Appalachian region.