The U.S. state of Georgia is divided into 159 counties, more than any other state except for Texas, which has 254 counties. In Georgia, county seats typically have a courthouse at a town square. Courthouses in Georgia have been replaced for a variety of reasons. Courthouses have typically been replaced over time due to natural wear on courthouses, being destroyed in the Civil War, or communities outgrowing their current courthouse. When county seats have been moved, a new courthouse was typically constructed. Courthouses in Georgia have also been destroyed by disasters including fire, tornadoes, war, and arson. The most recent county courthouse to suffer a disaster was the burning of Hancock County, Georgia's courthouse in August 2014.
History
editThe architectural style of courthouses in Georgia has varied over time and from region to region.
Antebellum
editIt was common for the first courthouse of a county on the frontier to be a log cabin type structure. Houses being repurposed for county courthouses was not an uncommon method for a county acquiring a courthouse. Courthouses often doubled as churches and schools before the 1900s. During Georgia's colonial period the area was subdivided into parishes. Some parishes did have the equivalent of county courthouses. No county courthouses in Georgia from the 1700s currently survive.[1]
By the mid-1800s it became common for courthouses to still be made of wood, but out of wood that had been processed into boards instead of unhewed logs. The Old Marion County Courthouse in Tazewell, Georgia and the Old Chattahoochee County Courthouse are only two surviving wooden courthouses in Georgia. Neither are currently in use as a courthouse. County seats of areas with larger populations often built courthouses made out of bricks before counties from more rural areas. Vernacular architecture was a common style. Greek Revival was another common pre-Civil War architectural style for county courthouses.[2]
American Civil War
editDuring the American Civil War, twelve county courthouses were destroyed by Union troops. In June 1863, the courthouse of McIntosh County at Darien was destroyed by Union Troops along with most of the town. Dade County was destroyed in 1863 during the Chattanooga Campaign. Catoosa County's courthouse at Ringgold was saved from destruction by William Tecumseh Sherman when he learned it was also a Masonic lodge.[3]
The courthouses of Cherokee County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Polk County, and Whitfield County were destroyed in 1864 during the Atlanta Campaign. The courthouses of Bulloch, Butts, Screven County, Washington County, and Wilkinson County were destroyed during Sherman's March to the Sea in 1864.[4]
Reconstruction to the 1920s
editBy the late 1800s, brick courthouses were more common than they had been earlier in the century. Many courthouses were being constructed in styles more elaborate than the typical vernacular architecture, which had previously been common. Neoclassical, Italianate, and Romanesque were the most common architectural styles of county courthouses during the late 1800s. High Victorian Gothic and Second Empire were also common.[5]
Works Progress Administration
editDuring the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration assisted many county governments with building new courthouses and renovating older courthouses. Stripped Classicism and Colonial Revival were two of the more common styles during the 1930s.[6]
Post-World War II courthouses
editAfter World War II, Neoclassical architecture had been surpassed by Modern architecture as the top style for new courthouses. When modern architecture was not used as the style of a new courthouse, it was often due to an attempt to replicate the appearance of a previous. By the 1980s, many counties began to replace their historic courthouses with judicial complexes. Most offices would be transferred to the new building, but some would remain in the old courthouses.[7]
Surviving original county courthouses
editIt is uncommon for counties to still have their original courthouse. The surviving county courthouses that were their county's first courthouse are:[8]
- Old Banks County Courthouse completed in 1863, no longer in use.
- Brooks County Courthouse, completed in 1864.
- McDuffie County Courthouse, completed in 1872.
- Jeff Davis County Courthouse, completed in 1906.
- Turner County Courthouse, completed in 1908.
- Ben Hill County Courthouse, completed in 1909.
- Tift County Courthouse, completed in 1913.
- Bleckley County Courthouse, completed in 1914.
- Bacon County Courthouse, completed in 1919.
- Atkinson County Courthouse, completed in 1920.
- Treutlen County Courthouse, completed in 1920.
- Barrow County Courthouse, completed in 1920.
- Candler County Courthouse, completed in 1921.
- Evans County Courthouse, completed in 1923.
- Long County Courthouse, completed in 1924.
- Lamar County Courthouse, completed in 1931.
- Peach County Courthouse, completed in 1936.
A county still having their previous county courthouse in existence is not uncommon. Many previous county courthouses have been repurposed as museums. It is rare for a county to have more than one previous county courthouse still in existence, or to have a courthouse still in existence other than the one immediately preceding their current one. The Old Bartow County Courthouse, 1869 Clayton County Courthouse, Floyd County Courthouse, and the Old Spalding County Courthouse are examples of such courthouses. The only surviving courthouse from a town that is not the current county seat is the Old Marion County Courthouse in Tazewell, Georgia.[9]
Oldest courthouses
editThe ten oldest of Georgia's county courthouses still in existence are:[10]
- Old Government House Richmond County, Georgia, completed in 1801.
- Columbia County Courthouse, completed 1812 with extensive additions made in 1856.
- Putnam County Courthouse, completed in 1824.
- Fayette County Courthouse, completed in 1825.
- Crawford County Courthouse, completed in 1832.
- Lumpkin County Courthouse, completed in 1836.
- Old Marion County Courthouse, in 1848.
- Greene County Courthouse, completed in 1849.
- Old Chattahoochee County Courthouse, completed in the early 1850s.
- Burke County Courthouse completed in 1857.
The ten oldest of Georgia's county courthouses currently in use as courthouses are:[11]
- Putnam County Courthouse completed in 1824.
- Greene County Courthouse completed in 1849.
- Burke County Courthouse completed in 1857.
- Thomas County Courthouse, completed in 1858.
- Brooks County Courthouse, completed in 1864.
- Washington County Courthouse, completed in 1869.
- McDuffie County Courthouse, completed in 1872.
- McIntosh County Courthouse, completed in 1873.
- Newton County Courthouse, completed in 1884.
- Dooly County Courthouse, completed in 1892.
County courthouse listing
edit| County | Date complete | Location | Article | Image | Style | Notes | Coordinates |
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| Appling Created 1818 |
1820s | Holmesville | Wooden structure | Destroyed by fire in the 1850s | |||
| 1856 | Holmesville | Two-story Wooden structure | Sold in 1873 to finance the new courthouse in Baxley | ||||
| 1873 | Baxley | Destroyed by fire on 7 September 1876.[13] | |||||
| 1870s | Baxley | Wooden structure | Replaced in 1908 | ||||
| 1908 | Baxley | Appling County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80000965). |
31°46′41″N 82°20′57″W / 31.778056°N 82.349167°W | |
| Atkinson Created 1917 |
1920 | Peason | Atkinson County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Remodeled in the early 1980s. NRHP-listed (refnum 80000966). |
31°17′50″N 82°51′11″W / 31.297222°N 82.853056°W |
| Bacon Created 1914 |
1919 | Alma | Bacon County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80000967). | 31°32′28″N 82°27′46″W / 31.541111°N 82.462778°W |
| Baker Created 1825 |
late 1820s | Byron | County seat moved to Newton in 1837 | ||||
| 1837 | Newton | ||||||
| 1874 | Newton | ||||||
| 1900 | Newton | Baker County Courthouse |  |
Romanesque Revival | Renovated following the flooding of the Flint River in 1925, 1929, and 1994. A temporary courthouse was used for six years following the 1994 flood. Currently used as a public library, and as the Baker County Historical Society. NRHP-listed (refnum 80004443). The courthouse was damaged during Hurricane Michael in October 2018.[14] |
31°18′52″N 84°20′07″W / 31.314312°N 84.335317°W | |
| 19?? | Newton |  |
Formerly a schoolhouse. Became the county courthouse in 2000. | 31°19′04″N 84°20′32″W / 31.317730°N 84.342342°W | |||
| Baldwin Created 1803 |
1806 | Hillsborough | County seat moved to Milledgeville in 1807. County courts held in the state capitol until 1808. | ||||
| 1814 | Milledgeville | ||||||
| 1847 | Milledgeville | Destroyed by fire on 24 February 1861.[15] County court held in various locations afterwards. |
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| 1887 | Milledgeville | Baldwin County Courthouse |
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Remodeled in 1937 and 1965. Still in existence. |
33°04′53″N 83°13′46″W / 33.081327°N 83.229442°W | ||
| 1997 | Milledgeville | 33°04′53″N 83°13′43″W / 33.081415°N 83.228717°W | |||||
| Banks Created 1859 |
1863 | Homer | Old Banks County Courthouse | .jpg) |
Greek Revival | Construction started in 1860, and delayed by the American Civil War. Some sources say it was completed in 1875. NRHP-listed (refnum 80000969). |
34°20′05″N 83°29′56″W / 34.334688°N 83.498904°W |
| 1987 | Homer | Banks County Courthouse | Modern | 34°20′07″N 83°29′58″W / 34.335381°N 83.499374°W | |||
| Barrow Created 1914 |
1920 | Winder | Barrow County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80000970). | 33°59′32″N 83°43′18″W / 33.992361°N 83.721596°W |
| Bartow Created 1832 |
1830s | Cassville | Destroyed by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 during the American Civil War. | ||||
| 1869 | Cartersville | Old Bartow County Courthouse | .JPG) |
Italianate | The Bartow History Museum since 2010. NRHP-listed (refnum 80000972). |
34°10′01″N 84°47′46″W / 34.166944°N 84.796111°W | |
| 1902 | Cartersville | Bartow County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Still occasionally used for court. NRHP-listed (refnum 80000971). |
34°09′57″N 84°47′52″W / 34.165947°N 84.797734°W | |
| 1992 | Cartersville | Frank Moore Administration and Judicial Center | Modern | 34°09′56″N 84°48′00″W / 34.165694°N 84.799973°W | |||
| Ben Hill Created 1906 |
1909 | Fitzgerald | Ben Hill County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Renovated in the 1950s. NRHP-listed (refnum 80000973). |
31°42′52″N 83°14′59″W / 31.714479°N 83.249850°W |
| Berrien Created 1856 |
1858 | Nashville | Two-story wooden structure | Moved across the street from the square and used as a hotel in 1898. | 31°12′24″N 83°14′59″W / 31.206741°N 83.249778°W | ||
| 1898 | Nashville | Berrien County Courthouse |  |
NRHP-listed (refnum 77000409). | 31°12′24″N 83°14′59″W / 31.206741°N 83.249778°W | ||
| 2008 | Nashville | Berrien County Administration Building |  |
Modern | 31°12′31″N 83°14′59″W / 31.208515°N 83.249754°W | ||
| Bibb Created 1822 |
1825 | Macon | One-room building | ||||
| 1828 | Macon | Brick structure | |||||
| 1870 | Macon | Three-story structure with a clock tower | 32°50′19″N 83°37′40″W / 32.838557°N 83.627862°W | ||||
| 1924 | Macon | Bibb County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Remodelled in 1940 as part of WPA | 32°50′19″N 83°37′40″W / 32.838557°N 83.627862°W | |
| Bleckley Created 1912 |
1914 | Cochran | Bleckley County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80000975). | 32°23′15″N 83°21′19″W / 32.387570°N 83.355384°W |
| Brantley Created 1920 |
1921 | Hoboken | Fate unknown | ||||
| 1930 | Nahunta | Brantley County Courthouse |  |
Colonial Revival | NRHP-listed (refnum 95000712). | 31°12′11″N 81°58′54″W / 31.203040°N 81.981578°W | |
| Brooks Created 1858 |
1864 | Quitman | Brooks County Courthouse |  |
Romanesque Revival/Renaissance Revival | Construction began in 1859, but was halted due to the America Civil War Remodeled in 1892. NRHP-listed (refnum 80000976). |
30°47′07″N 83°33′36″W / 30.785386°N 83.560075°W |
| Bryan Created 1793 |
1790s | Hardwick | Fate unknown | ||||
| late 1790s | Bryan Courthouse | Also known as Lamb's Tavern | |||||
| 1810s | Clyde | Fate unknown | |||||
| 1938 | Pembroke | Bryan County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 95000713). | 32°08′01″N 81°37′17″W / 32.133476°N 81.621502°W | |
| Bulloch Created 1796 |
1803 | Statesboro | Wooden structure | ||||
| 1807 | Statesboro | Wooden structure | Destroyed by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 during the American Civil War. | ||||
| 1866 | Statesboro | Two-story wooden structure | |||||
| 1894 | Statesboro | Bulloch County Courthouse |  |
Queen Anne | NRHP-listed (refnum 80000978). | 32°26′58″N 81°46′59″W / 32.449333°N 81.783030°W | |
| Burke Created 1777 |
1777 | Waynesboro | Wooden structure | Destroyed by fire in 1825. | |||
| 1856 | Waynesboro | Two-story brick structure.[16] | Destroyed by fire on 24 January 1856.[17] | ||||
| 1857 | Waynesboro | Burke County Courthouse |  |
Italianate | Expanded 1899, and 1940. Renovated several times. NRHP-listed (refnum 80000980). |
33°05′26″N 82°00′56″W / 33.090485°N 82.015625°W | |
| Butts Created 1825 |
1826 | Jackson | Log cabin | Replaced 1827. | |||
| N/A | Jackson | Destroyed by fire on 7 February 1828 before completion.[18] | |||||
| 1828 | Jackson | ||||||
| 1860 | Jackson | Destroyed by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 during the American Civil War. | |||||
| 1870s | Jackson | 33°17′41″N 83°58′01″W / 33.294774°N 83.966967°W | |||||
| 1898 | Jackson | Butts County Courthouse |  |
High Victorian Gothic | NRHP-listed (refnum 80000982). | 33°17′41″N 83°58′01″W / 33.294774°N 83.966967°W | |
| Calhoun Created 1854 |
1854 | Morgan | Destroyed by fire in 1888. | ||||
| 1888 | Morgan | Damaged by fire on 12 December 1891.[19] Destroyed by fire on 2 August 1920. |
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| 1935 | Morgan | Calhoun County Courthouse |  |
Colonial Revival | Renovated 1972. | 31°32′16″N 84°35′59″W / 31.537660°N 84.599654°W | |
| Camden Created 1777 |
1780s | St. Patrick | Fate unknown. | ||||
| 1800s | Jefferson | Fate unknown. | |||||
| 1870s | St. Marys | Fate unknown. | |||||
| 1928 | Woodbine | Camden County Courthouse | ,_Woodbine,_GA,_US.jpg) |
Gothic Revival architecture | Still in existence. NRHP-listed (refnum 80000983). |
30°58′05″N 81°43′15″W / 30.968185°N 81.720836°W | |
| 2004 | Woodbine |  |
Modern | 30°58′06″N 81°43′13″W / 30.968259°N 81.720355°W | |||
| Campbell Created 1828 Merged with Fulton in 1932 |
1829 | Campbellton | Wood structure | Fate unknown. | |||
| 1835 | Campbellton | Two-story brick structure. | Demolished in the early 1900s. | ||||
| 1871 | Fairburn | Campbell County Courthouse | .jpg) |
Greek Revival/Italianate | County merged with Fulton County in 1932. Currently used as a community center. NRHP-listed (refnum 76000634). |
33°34′00″N 84°34′46″W / 33.566667°N 84.579444°W | |
| Candler Created 1914 |
1921 | Metter | Candler County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80000984). | 32°23′48″N 82°03′45″W / 32.396750°N 82.062424°W |
| Carroll Created 1826 |
1820s | Carrollton | |||||
| 1849 | Carrollton | 33°34′48″N 85°04′30″W / 33.580093°N 85.075098°W | |||||
| 1892 | Carrollton | Destroyed by fire in 1927. | 33°34′46″N 85°04′21″W / 33.579560°N 85.072604°W | ||||
| 1928 | Carrollton | Carroll County Courthouse |  |
Renaissance Revival | NRHP-listed (refnum 80000985). | 33°34′46″N 85°04′21″W / 33.579560°N 85.072604°W | |
| Catoosa Created 1853 |
1856 | Ringgold | Third story added as masonic lodge in late-1850s Saved from burning by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 because of the masonic lodge. |
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| 1939 | Ringgold | Catoosa County Courthouse |  |
Colonial Revival | NRHP-listed (refnum 06000844). | 34°54′57″N 85°06′39″W / 34.915843°N 85.110803°W | |
| Charlton Created 1854 |
1856 | Trader's Hill | Two-story wooden structure | Destroyed by fire in 1877. | |||
| 1870s | Trader's Hill | ||||||
| 1902 | Folkston | Destroyed by fire in 1928. | |||||
| 1928 | Folkston | Charlton County Courthouse | ,_Folkston,_GA,_US.jpg) |
Colonial Revival/Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80000987). | 30°49′55″N 82°00′17″W / 30.83189°N 82.00486°W | |
| Chatham Created 1777 |
1730s | Savannah | Various structures served as a courthouse during the Trustee Period. | ||||
| 1750s | Savannah | ||||||
| 1773 | Savannah | Construction started 1765. 34 x 60-foot red brick building facing Wright Square Used as a British barracks during the American Revolution. Interior destroyed by fire in 1796. |
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| 1804 | Savannah | Brick structure. | Demolished October 1830. | ||||
| 1832 | Savannah | Greek Revival | Demolished 1889. | 32°04′40″N 81°05′31″W / 32.077642°N 81.091872°W | |||
| 1889 | Savannah | Chatham County Courthouse |  |
Romanesque Revival | Still in existence. Used as an administration building. | 32°04′40″N 81°05′31″W / 32.077642°N 81.091872°W | |
| 1978 | Savannah | Modern | 32°04′45″N 81°05′50″W / 32.079185°N 81.097091°W | ||||
| Chattahoochee Created 1854 |
1850s | Cusseta | Old Chattahoochee County Courthouse |  |
Two-story wooden structure. | Moved to Westville (Georgia) in 1974. Still in existence. | 32°23′02″N 84°57′31″W / 32.3839°N 84.9585°W |
| 1975 | Cusseta | Chattahoochee County Courthouse |  |
Modern | 32°18′23″N 84°46′36″W / 32.306329°N 84.776628°W | ||
| Chattooga Created 1838 |
1840 | Summerville | Two-story structure. | ||||
| 1909 | Summerville | Chattooga County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80000988). | 34°28′50″N 85°20′54″W / 34.480458°N 85.348470°W | |
| Cherokee Created 1831 |
1833 | Canton | Log Cabin | ||||
| 1840s | Canton | Destroyed by General William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 during the American Civil War. | |||||
| 1874 | Canton | Destroyed by fire in 1928 while the new courthouse was being built. | 34°14′13″N 84°29′27″W / 34.237077°N 84.490839°W | ||||
| 1929 | Canton | Cherokee County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Construction began in 1927. Some offices still in use. NRHP-listed (refnum 81000198). |
34°14′15″N 84°29′27″W / 34.237587°N 84.490943°W | |
| 1994 | Canton | Cherokee County Justice Center | 34°14′15″N 84°29′24″W / 34.237581°N 84.490129°W | ||||
| Clarke Created 1801 |
1802 | Watkinsville | |||||
| 1806 | Watkinsville | ||||||
| 1829 | Watkinsville | ||||||
| 1849 | Watkinsville | ||||||
| 18?? | Athens | The county seat of Clarke County changed from Watkinsville to Athens in 1871. In 1871, the former city hall of Athens was used as the courthouse. |
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| 1876 | Athens | Two-story red brick courthouse | 33°57′36″N 83°23′02″W / 33.959919°N 83.383855°W | ||||
| 1914 | Athens | Clarke County Courthouse |  |
Beaux-Arts | 33°57′36″N 83°22′28″W / 33.959998°N 83.374490°W | ||
| Clay Created 1854 |
1873 | Fort Gaines | Clay County Courthouse |  |
It is unknown what the county previously used as a courthouse. NRHP-listed (refnum 80000992). |
31°36′15″N 85°02′54″W / 31.604198°N 85.048419°W | |
| Clayton Created 1858 |
1859 | Jonesboro | Wooden structure. | Destroyed by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 during the American Civil War. | |||
| 1869 | Jonesboro | Italianate | Became a masonic lodge in 1898. Still in existence. |
33°31′22″N 84°21′14″W / 33.522833°N 84.353868°W | |||
| 1898 | Jonesboro | Clayton County Courthouse |  |
Romanesque Revival | Surrounded in 1962 by an addition By February 2001, the 1962 addition was removed. |
33°31′15″N 84°21′12″W / 33.520863°N 84.353320°W | |
| 2000 | Jonesboro | Harold R. Banke Justice Center | 33°30′24″N 84°21′25″W / 33.506615°N 84.356970°W | ||||
| Clinch Created 1850 |
1852 | Magnolia | Destroyed by fire in 1856. | ||||
| 1859 | Magnolia | Moved to Homerville during the winter of 1859–1860.[20] Destroyed by fire in 1867. |
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| 18?? | Homerville | ||||||
| 1896 | Homerville | Clinch County Courthouse |  |
Folk Victorian | Renovated by the WPA in 1936. NRHP-listed (refnum 80000993). |
31°02′13″N 82°44′54″W / 31.036924°N 82.748453°W | |
| Cobb Created 1832 |
1834 | Marietta | Log cabin | ||||
| 1838 | Marietta | Demolished in the summer of 1852. | |||||
| 1850s | Marietta | Destroyed by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in 1864 during the American Civil War. | |||||
| 1873 | Marietta | Two-story brick structure. | 33°57′09″N 84°32′56″W / 33.952434°N 84.548756°W | ||||
| 1899 | Marietta | Damaged by a fire on 3 May 1952.[21] | 33°57′09″N 84°32′56″W / 33.952434°N 84.548756°W | ||||
| 1966 | Marietta | Cobb County Courthouse |  |
Modern. | 33°57′10″N 84°32′48″W / 33.952880°N 84.546702°W | ||
| Coffee Created 1854 |
1850s | Douglas | Log cabin | ||||
| 1889 | Douglas | Log cabin | Destroyed by fire on 7 October 1898.[22] | ||||
| 1900 | Douglas | Two-story brick structure. | Destroyed by fire on 25 November 1938.[23] | 31°30′31″N 82°51′02″W / 31.508535°N 82.850670°W | |||
| 1940 | Douglas | Coffee County Courthouse |  |
Stripped Classicism | 31°30′31″N 82°51′04″W / 31.508664°N 82.850987°W | ||
| Colquitt Created 1854 |
1859 | Moultrie | Log cabin | Destroyed by fire on 25 February 1881.[24] | |||
| 1880s | Moultrie | Two-story wooden structure. | 31°10′46″N 83°47′18″W / 31.179408°N 83.788243°W | ||||
| 1902 | Moultrie | Colquitt County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Partially burned on 21 January 1922. Restored by the WPA in 1940. Remodelled and modernized in 1956–1957. Renovated from 1998–2001 to pre-1950s exterior. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001003). |
31°10′46″N 83°47′18″W / 31.179408°N 83.788243°W | |
| Columbia Created 1790 |
1790 | Cobbham | |||||
| 1792 | Kiokee | ||||||
| 1793 | Appling | ||||||
| 1812 | Appling | Columbia County Courthouse |  |
Greek Revival/Italianate | Extensive additions made in 1856. Restored in 1980. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001005). |
33°32′48″N 82°18′59″W / 33.546569°N 82.316447°W | |
| 2001 | Evans | Columbia County Courthouse Annex | 33°32′43″N 82°07′59″W / 33.545389°N 82.132998°W | ||||
| Cook Created 1918 |
19?? | Adel | The second floor of Adel city hall was used as a courthouse upon the creation of the county. | ||||
| 1939 | Adel | Cook County Courthouse |  |
Stripped Classicism | NRHP-listed (refnum 95000714). | 31°08′21″N 83°25′26″W / 31.139231°N 83.423810°W | |
| Coweta Created 1826 |
1828 | Newnan | Log cabin | ||||
| 1829 | Newnan | Two-story brick structure. | 33°22′29″N 84°48′00″W / 33.374774°N 84.799983°W | ||||
| 1904 | Newnan | Coweta County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Renovated in 1975, and again in 1989–1990. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001006). |
33°22′29″N 84°48′00″W / 33.374774°N 84.799983°W | |
| Crawford Created 1822 |
1820s | Knoxville | Destroyed by fire in 1829 or 1830. | ||||
| 1832 | Knoxville | Crawford County Courthouse | .jpg) |
Renovated many times since it was constructed. Still in existence. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001008). |
32°43′28″N 83°59′53″W / 32.724414°N 83.997944°W | ||
| 2002 | Knoxville | _in_June_2013.jpg) |
32°43′23″N 83°59′48″W / 32.723170°N 83.996656°W | ||||
| Crisp Created 1905 |
1907 | Cordele | Destroyed by fire in 1950. | 31°58′02″N 83°46′59″W / 31.967207°N 83.783022°W | |||
| 1950 | Cordele | Crisp County Courthouse | .JPG) |
Modern | 31°58′24″N 83°46′56″W / 31.973436°N 83.782095°W | ||
| Dade Created 1837 |
18?? | Trenton | Destroyed by fire on 15 April 1853.[25] | ||||
| 1850s | Trenton | Destroyed by fire November 1863 by Union troops as part of Chattanooga Campaign during the American Civil War. | |||||
| 1869 | Trenton | Fire in 1895. Demolished in 1925. |
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| 1926 | Trenton | Dade County Courthouse |  |
Dutch Colonial Revival | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001009). | 34°52′20″N 85°30′34″W / 34.872194°N 85.509341°W | |
| 2001 | Trenton | Dade County Administrative Building | 34°52′17″N 85°30′43″W / 34.871420°N 85.511942°W | ||||
| Dawson Created 1857 |
1858 | Dawsonville | Dawson County Courthouse |  |
Still in existence. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001010). |
34°25′17″N 84°07′08″W / 34.421291°N 84.118906°W | |
| 1978 | Dawsonville | Modern | Demolished and replaced in 2011. | 34°25′23″N 84°07′09″W / 34.422988°N 84.119299°W | |||
| 2011 | Dawsonville | 34°25′23″N 84°07′10″W / 34.422941°N 84.119408°W | |||||
| Decatur Created 1823 |
1824 | Bainbridge | Wooden structure. | ||||
| 1832 | Bainbridge | Brick structure. | |||||
| 1855 | Bainbridge | Two-story brick structure. | 30°54′22″N 84°34′34″W / 30.906164°N 84.576054°W | ||||
| 1902 | Bainbridge | Decatur County Courthouse | .JPG) |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001011). | 30°54′25″N 84°34′36″W / 30.906843°N 84.576693°W | |
| DeKalb Created 1822 |
1823 | Decatur | Wooden structure. | ||||
| 18?? | Decatur | Wooden structure. | Destroyed by fire in 1842. | ||||
| 18?? | Decatur | Wooden structure. | Destroyed by fire in 1898. | ||||
| 18?? | Decatur | Destroyed by fire on 13 September 1916.[26] | |||||
| 1916 | Decatur | Old DeKalb County Courthouse |  |
Brick structure. | NRHP-listed (refnum 71001016). | 33°46′30″N 84°17′47″W / 33.775102°N 84.296504°W | |
| 1967 | Decatur | Modern | 33°46′26″N 84°17′50″W / 33.774015°N 84.297323°W | ||||
| Dodge Created 1870 |
1870 | Eastman | Two-story wooden structure. | 32°12′04″N 83°10′34″W / 32.200989°N 83.175983°W | |||
| 1908 | Eastman | Dodge County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001012). | 32°12′04″N 83°10′34″W / 32.200989°N 83.175983°W | |
| Dooly Created 1821 |
1820s | Berrien | |||||
| 1830s | Drayton | Wooden structure. | |||||
| 1842 | Vienna | Wooden structure. | Destroyed by fire on 7 May 1847.[27] | ||||
| 1849 | Vienna | Wooden structure. | |||||
| 1892 | Vienna | Dooly County Courthouse | .JPG) |
Romanesque Revival | Renovated in 1963, and in the 1980s. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001013). |
32°05′28″N 83°47′51″W / 32.091076°N 83.797398°W | |
| Dougherty Created 1853 |
1856 | Albany | Two-story brick structure | 31°34′45″N 84°09′09″W / 31.579271°N 84.152410°W | |||
| 1904 | Albany | Destroyed by fire in 1966. | 31°34′45″N 84°09′09″W / 31.579271°N 84.152410°W | ||||
| 1968 | Albany | Albany-Dougherty County Judicial Building |  |
Modern | Shared government building with the city of Albany until 1993. | 31°34′45″N 84°09′09″W / 31.579271°N 84.152410°W | |
| Douglas Created 1870 |
1872 | Douglasville | |||||
| 1880 | Douglasville | Two-story brick structure. | Abandoned in 1884 due to poor quality bricks. What was used for the next few years is unknown. |
33°45′00″N 84°45′02″W / 33.750055°N 84.750493°W | |||
| 1896 | Douglasville | Two-story brick structure. | Destroyed by fire on 11 January 1956. | 33°45′00″N 84°45′02″W / 33.750055°N 84.750493°W | |||
| 1957 | Douglasville | Douglas County Courthouse |  |
Modern | Currently home to the Douglas County Historical Society. NRHP-listed (refnum 02001216). |
33°45′00″N 84°45′02″W / 33.750055°N 84.750493°W | |
| 1998 | Douglasville |  |
Modern | 33°44′36″N 84°43′51″W / 33.743449°N 84.730775°W | |||
| Early Created 1818 |
1826 | Blakely | Wooden structure. | ||||
| 1858 | Blakely | Destroyed by fire in 1896. | |||||
| 1906 | Blakely | Early County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001015). | 31°22′39″N 84°56′02″W / 31.377631°N 84.934007°W | |
| Echols Created 1858 |
1859 | Statenville | Two-story wooden structure. | Destroyed by fire on 31 December 1897 thought to be set by an arsonist.[28] | 30°42′11″N 83°01′40″W / 30.703137°N 83.027762°W | ||
| 1899 | Statenville | Two-story wooden structure. | Demolished August 1955 | 30°42′11″N 83°01′40″W / 30.703137°N 83.027762°W | |||
| 1955 | Statenville | Echols County Courthouse |  |
Modern | 30°42′11″N 83°01′40″W / 30.703137°N 83.027762°W | ||
| Effingham Created 1777 |
1780s | Tuckasee King | |||||
| 1780s | Elberton | ||||||
| 1798 | Ebenezer | ||||||
| 1800s | Springfield | ||||||
| 1810s | Springfield | Authorized by the Georgia General Assembly in 1816. Possibly never built. |
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| 1849 | Springfield | ||||||
| 1908 | Springfield | Old Effingham County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001016). | 32°22′27″N 81°18′54″W / 32.374101°N 81.314956°W | |
| 2007 | Springfield | Effingham County Judicial Complex | Modern | 32°22′23″N 81°18′55″W / 32.373018°N 81.315152°W | |||
| Elbert Created 1790 |
1792 | Elberton | |||||
| 1816 | Elberton | ||||||
| 1894 | Elberton | Elbert County Courthouse | .jpg) |
Romanesque Revival | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001017). | 34°06′36″N 82°52′07″W / 34.109917°N 82.868590°W | |
| Emanuel Created 1812 |
1814 | Swainsboro | Destroyed by fire on 10 April 1841.[29] | ||||
| 1854 | Swainsboro | Destroyed by fire in 1855. | |||||
| 1856 | Swainsboro | Destroyed by fire in 1857. | |||||
| 1850s | Swainsboro | Two-story wooden structure | Moved in 1895 to the southeast corner of Moring and South Green Streets. Demolished in 1960. |
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| 1895 | Swainsboro | Two-story brick structure. | Destroyed by fire in May 1919.[30] | 32°35′48″N 82°20′04″W / 32.596756°N 82.334394°W | |||
| 1920 | Swainsboro | Three-story brick structure. | Destroyed by fire on 10 November 1938. | 32°35′48″N 82°20′04″W / 32.596756°N 82.334394°W | |||
| 1940 | Swainsboro | Emanuel County Courthouse |  |
Stripped Classicism | Demolished in 2000. NRHP-listed (refnum 95000715). |
32°35′48″N 82°20′04″W / 32.596756°N 82.334394°W | |
| 2002 | Swainsboro |  |
Modern | Incorporates a 1936 United States Post Office. | 32°35′47″N 82°20′00″W / 32.596469°N 82.333230°W | ||
| Evans Created 1914 |
1923 | Claxton | Evans County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001018). | 32°09′42″N 81°54′27″W / 32.161773°N 81.907528°W |
| Fannin Created 1854 |
1850s | Morganton | Wooden structure. | Destroyed by fire in 18??. | |||
| 1896 | Blue Ridge | Two-story brick structure. | Destroyed by fire on 4 July 1936. | 34°51′50″N 84°19′39″W / 34.864009°N 84.327395°W | |||
| 1937 | Blue Ridge | Fannin County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Still in existence. Currently The Georgia Mountain Center for the Arts. NRHP-listed (refnum 95000716). |
34°51′50″N 84°19′38″W / 34.863839°N 84.327101°W | |
| 2004 | Blue Ridge |  |
Modern | 34°51′51″N 84°19′36″W / 34.864205°N 84.326654°W | |||
| Fayette Created 1821 |
1825 | Fayetteville | Fayette County Courthouse |  |
Remodelled in 1965 into a three-story building. A fire set by an arsonist destroyed the third floor on 11 April 1981.[31] Restored in 1985. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001020). |
33°26′53″N 84°27′17″W / 33.448135°N 84.454617°W | |
| 1985 | Fayetteville | Modern | |||||
| 2003 | Fayetteville | Fayette County Justice Center | Modern | 33°26′32″N 84°27′04″W / 33.442309°N 84.451048°W | |||
| Floyd Created 1832 |
1833 | Livingston | Log cabin | ||||
| 1840 | Rome | ||||||
| 18?? | Rome | Two-story brick structure. Used as a schoolhouse for a number of years after 1893. |
34°15′14″N 85°10′08″W / 34.253942°N 85.168769°W | ||||
| 1893 | Rome | Floyd County Courthouse |  |
Two-story brick structure. | Still in existence. Moved a few blocks away from its original location in the 1890s to make room for the construction of the Federal Courthouse. Tower added after move. |
34°15′21″N 85°10′17″W / 34.255943°N 85.171279°W | |
| 1896 | Rome | Floyd County Administration Building |  |
Originally a post office and federal courthouse. Opened as the county courthouse in 1978. Still in existence. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001067). |
34°15′14″N 85°10′17″W / 34.253852°N 85.171277°W | ||
| 1995 | Rome | Modern | 34°15′20″N 85°10′20″W / 34.255543°N 85.172097°W | ||||
| Forsyth Created 1832 |
1833 | Cumming | Destroyed by fire in 1900. | ||||
| 1905 | Cumming | Two-story brick structure. | Destroyed by fire in November 1973.[32] | ||||
| 1977 | Cumming | Four-story colonial revival. | 34°12′23″N 84°08′23″W / 34.206486°N 84.139707°W | ||||
| 1996 | Cumming | Forsyth County Administration Building |  |
Modern | 34°12′23″N 84°08′19″W / 34.206440°N 84.138622°W | ||
| Franklin Created 1784 |
1793 | Unknown | |||||
| 1826 | Carnesville | ||||||
| 1906 | Carnesville | Franklin County Courthouse |  |
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001069). | 34°22′12″N 83°14′05″W / 34.369924°N 83.234615°W | ||
| Fulton Created 1853 |
1854 | Atlanta | Structure doubled as the Atlanta city hall. Demolished in 1877 to make room for the Georgia State Capitol. |
33°45′03″N 84°23′27″W / 33.750833°N 84.390833°W | |||
| 1882 | Atlanta | Two-story brick structure. | Demolished 1911. | 33°45′03″N 84°23′27″W / 33.750833°N 84.390833°W | |||
| 1914 | Atlanta | Fulton County Courthouse |  |
Beaux-Arts/Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001074). | 33°45′03″N 84°23′27″W / 33.750833°N 84.390833°W | |
| Gilmer Created 1832 |
1833 | Ellijay | Wooden structure. | ||||
| 1854 | Ellijay | ||||||
| 1898 | Ellijay | Gilmer County Courthouse | Link to image | Built as a hotel in 1898. Became the county courthouses in 1934. Condemned in 2003. Demolished 7 January 2008. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001081). |
34°41′42″N 84°29′00″W / 34.694992°N 84.483339°W | ||
| 2008 | Ellijay |  |
34°41′42″N 84°29′00″W / 34.694992°N 84.483339°W | ||||
| Glascock Created 1857 |
1858 | Gibson | Became a private residence upon the construction of the next courthouse. | ||||
| 1919 | Gibson | Glascock County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001082). | 33°13′59″N 82°35′40″W / 33.233074°N 82.594583°W | |
| Glynn Created 1777 |
1817 | Brunswick | It is unknown what courthouses were used earlier than the one before this period. | ||||
| 1840 | Brunswick |  |
Two-story wooden schoolhouse | For several decades in the 1800s Glynn County rented space at several locations including the Glynn County Academy. Still in existence. | 31°08′51″N 81°29′27″W / 31.14763°N 81.49086°W Not currently at its original location. | ||
| 1876 | Brunswick | Two-story wooden structure | Damaged by the 1896 Cedar Keys hurricane.[33] It was demolished in March 1898.[34] | 31°08′51″N 81°29′38″W / 31.14763°N 81.493904°W | |||
| 1889 | Brunswick |  |
Immediately after the 1896 hurricane the county court offices moved into Brunswick city hall and stayed there for over a year. | 31°08′46″N 81°29′40″W / 31.146043°N 81.494524°W | |||
| 1899 | Brunswick | Three-story brick structure | After the county offices moved into the 1907 courthouse, the old courthouse was remodeled and became a bank.[35] | ||||
| 1907 | Brunswick | Old Glynn County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Still in existence. | 31°09′10″N 81°29′41″W / 31.152915°N 81.494648°W | |
| 1991 | Brunswick |  |
31°09′16″N 81°29′42″W / 31.154313°N 81.495073°W | ||||
| Gordon Created 1850 |
1852 | Calhoun | Two-story brick structure. | Destroyed by a storm in 1888. | |||
| 1889 | Calhoun | Two-story brick structure. | 34°30′09″N 84°57′03″W / 34.502481°N 84.950843°W | ||||
| 1961 | Calhoun |  |
34°30′09″N 84°57′03″W / 34.502481°N 84.950843°W | ||||
| Grady Created 1905 |
1908 | Cairo | Three-story brick structure. | Destroyed by fire on 18 February 1980.[36] | 30°52′43″N 84°12′28″W / 30.878593°N 84.207661°W | ||
| 1985 | Cairo | .JPG) |
Neoclassical | 30°52′43″N 84°12′28″W / 30.878593°N 84.207661°W | |||
| Greene Created 1786 |
1787 | Greensboro | Wooden structure. | Destroyed by Native Americans in an attack. What served as the courthouse for the next sixty years is unknown. |
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| 1849 | Greensboro | Greene County Courthouse |  |
Greek Revival | Remodelled in 1938. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001083). |
33°34′36″N 83°10′56″W / 33.576667°N 83.182222°W | |
| Gwinnett Created 1818 |
1820 | Lawrenceville | Log cabin | ||||
| 1820s | Lawrenceville | Log cabin. | |||||
| 1824 | Lawrenceville | Brick structure. | Destroyed by fire on 10 September 1871.[37] | ||||
| 1872 | Lawrenceville | Brick structure. | Demolished in 1884. | ||||
| 1884 | Lawrenceville | Gwinnett County Courthouse |  |
Romanesque Revival | Still in existence. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001084). |
33°57′24″N 83°59′21″W / 33.956667°N 83.989167°W | |
| 1988 | Lawrenceville | Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center | Modern | 33°57′05″N 83°59′35″W / 33.951447°N 83.993081°W | |||
| Habersham Created 1818 |
1821 | Clarkesville | Wooden structure | Moved in 1832 to the side of the courthouse square and became a bank. | |||
| 1832 | Clarkesville | Two-story brick structure. | Damaged by a mysterious explosion in 1898. | ||||
| 1898 | Clarkesville | Brick structure. | Destroyed by fire on 2 December 1923. | ||||
| 19?? | Clarkesville | Brick structure. | Demolished in 1963. | ||||
| 1963 | Clarkesville | Habersham County Courthouse | Modern | 34°36′32″N 83°31′27″W / 34.608750°N 83.524211°W | |||
| Hall Created 1818 |
1818 | Log cabin | |||||
| 1820 | Built halfway bestween Mule Camp Springs and Redwine Springs. | ||||||
| 1832 | Gainesville | Brick courthouse. | Gutted by a fire on 19 December 1851.[38] | ||||
| 1850s | Gainesville | Destroyed by fire in 1882. | |||||
| 1884 | Gainesville | Destroyed by a tornado in 1936. | 34°17′56″N 83°49′32″W / 34.298823°N 83.825437°W | ||||
| 1937 | Gainesville | Old Hall County Courthouse |  |
Stripped Classicism | A modern style addition was built in 1975. NRHP-listed (refnum 95000717). |
34°17′56″N 83°49′32″W / 34.298995°N 83.825563°W | |
| 2002 | Gainesville | Modern | 34°17′57″N 83°49′29″W / 34.299299°N 83.824623°W | ||||
| Hancock Created 1793 |
1790s | Sparta | Wooden structure. | ||||
| 1800s | Sparta | Two-story brick structure. | |||||
| 1883 | Sparta | Hancock County Courthouse |  |
Second Empire | Destroyed by fire on 11 August 2014.[39] | 33°16′31″N 82°58′34″W / 33.275180°N 82.976161°W | |
| 2016 | Sparta | Second Empire | Almost identical to the previous courthouse.[40] | 33°16′31″N 82°58′34″W / 33.275180°N 82.976161°W | |||
| Haralson Created 1856 |
1891 | Buchanan | Haralson County Courthouse |  |
Queen Anne | Information about previous courthouses is unknown. Currently the location of the Haralson County Historical Society. NRHP-listed (refnum 74000688). |
33°48′06″N 85°11′23″W / 33.801667°N 85.189722°W |
| 1972 | Buchanan | Modern | 33°48′08″N 85°10′54″W / 33.802091°N 85.181763°W | ||||
| Harris Created 1827 |
1820s | Hamilton | Log cabin | ||||
| 1831 | Hamilton | ||||||
| 1908 | Hamilton | Harris County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001089). | 32°45′31″N 84°52′29″W / 32.758611°N 84.874722°W | |
| Hart Created 1853 |
1854 | Hartwell | Two-story wooden structure. | ||||
| 1856 | Hartwell | Destroyed by fire in 1900. | 34°21′11″N 82°55′57″W / 34.353004°N 82.932429°W | ||||
| 1902 | Hartwell | Destroyed by fire in 1967. | 34°21′11″N 82°55′57″W / 34.353004°N 82.932429°W | ||||
| 1971 | Hartwell | Hart County Courthouse | Modern | 34°21′11″N 82°55′57″W / 34.353004°N 82.932429°W | |||
| Heard Created 1830 |
183? | Franklin | Destroyed by fire in April 1839. | ||||
| 183? | Franklin | Destroyed by fire on 10 March 1894.[41] | |||||
| 1894 | Franklin | ||||||
| 1964 | Franklin | Heard County Courthouse | .JPG) |
Modern | 33°16′45″N 85°05′53″W / 33.279253°N 85.097940°W | ||
| Henry Created 1821 |
1823 | McDonough | Destroyed by fire in 1823. | ||||
| 1831 | McDonough | Brick structure. | |||||
| 1897 | McDonough | Henry County Courthouse |  |
Romanesque Revival | Renovated in 1980–1981. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001092). |
33°26′52″N 84°08′48″W / 33.44786°N 84.14674°W | |
| Houston Created 1821 |
1825 | Perry | Two-story wooden structure | 32°27′28″N 83°44′02″W / 32.457716°N 83.733832°W | |||
| 1856 | Perry | Two-story brick structure | Demolished October 1948.[42] | 32°27′28″N 83°44′02″W / 32.457716°N 83.733832°W | |||
| 1950 | Perry | Houston County Courthouse |  |
Still in existence. | 32°27′28″N 83°44′02″W / 32.457716°N 83.733832°W | ||
| 2002 | Perry | .JPG) |
Modern | 32°28′08″N 83°42′05″W / 32.468778°N 83.701407°W | |||
| Irwin Created 1818 |
1820s | Located on maps at Irwin County Courthouse. | |||||
| 1839 | Irwinville | 31°38′53″N 83°23′02″W / 31.647993°N 83.383993°W | |||||
| 1854 | Irwinville | 31°38′53″N 83°23′02″W / 31.647993°N 83.383993°W | |||||
| 1883 | Irwinville |  |
Used as apartment housing for the Irwinville Farms Project in the 1930s after the county seat was moved to Ocilla, Georgia. | 31°38′53″N 83°23′02″W / 31.647993°N 83.383993°W | |||
| 1910 | Ocilla | Irwin County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001095). | 31°35′30″N 83°15′04″W / 31.591774°N 83.251185°W | |
| Jackson Created 1796 |
1799 | Clarkesboro | |||||
| 1800 | Jefferson | Wooden structure. | |||||
| 1820 | Jefferson | Brick structure. | |||||
| 1879 | Jefferson | Jackson County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001096). | 34°07′06″N 83°34′28″W / 34.118333°N 83.574444°W | |
| 2004 | Jefferson | 34°08′22″N 83°33′36″W / 34.139575°N 83.559913°W | |||||
| Jasper Created 1807 |
1808 | Monticello | Log cabin | ||||
| 1838 | Monticello | Three-story brick structure. | 33°18′16″N 83°41′03″W / 33.304410°N 83.684152°W | ||||
| 1907 | Monticello | Jasper County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001097). | 33°18′17″N 83°41′01″W / 33.304722°N 83.683611°W | |
| Jeff Davis Created 1905 |
1907 | Hazlehurst | Jeff Davis County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Renovated in 1975, and again in 1994–1995. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001098). |
31°51′45″N 82°36′03″W / 31.8625°N 82.600833°W |
| Jefferson Created 1796 |
1796 | Louisville | Red brick Georgian | From 1806 to 1816, several private residences served as the county courthouse. In 1816, the former Georgia State Capitol in Louisville was purchased for use as the county courthouse. |
32°59′53″N 82°24′31″W / 32.998056°N 82.408611°W | ||
| 1848 | Louisville | Used some of the materials from the old state capitol. Destroyed by fire in 1861. |
32°59′53″N 82°24′31″W / 32.998056°N 82.408611°W | ||||
| 18?? | Louisville | 32°59′53″N 82°24′31″W / 32.998056°N 82.408611°W | |||||
| 1904 | Louisville | Jefferson County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Damaged by fire in 1938. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001099). |
32°59′53″N 82°24′31″W / 32.998056°N 82.408611°W | |
| Jenkins Created 1905 |
190? | Millen | Destroyed by fire on 18 January 1909. | ||||
| 1910 | Millen | Jenkins County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001100). | 32°48′15″N 81°56′21″W / 32.804167°N 81.939167°W | |
| Johnson Created 1858 |
1859 | Wrightsville | Wooden structure. | ||||
| 1895 | Wrightsville | Johnson County Courthouse |  |
Romanesque Revival/Colonial Revival | Remodelled in 1938. A major restoration happened in 1996. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001101). |
32°43′48″N 82°43′09″W / 32.729943°N 82.719122°W | |
| Jones Created 1807 |
1816 | Clinton | Previously court was held at private residences. | ||||
| 1905 | Gray | Jones County Courthouse | .jpg) |
Romanesque Revival | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001102). | 33°00′30″N 83°32′12″W / 33.00823°N 83.53665°W | |
| Lamar Created 1920 |
1931 | Barnesville | Lamar County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Court previously held at the Barnesville Masonic Hall. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001103). |
33°03′08″N 84°09′22″W / 33.052222°N 84.156111°W |
| Lanier Created 1920 |
1921 | Lakeland | 31°02′29″N 83°04′32″W / 31.041496°N 83.075595°W | ||||
| 1973 | Lakeland | Lanier County Courthouse |  |
Modern | 31°02′29″N 83°04′32″W / 31.041496°N 83.075595°W | ||
| Laurens Created 1807 |
1811 | Dublin | |||||
| 18?? | Dublin | Two-story wooden structure. | 32°32′24″N 82°54′14″W / 32.540115°N 82.903778°W | ||||
| 1895 | Dublin | Two-story brick structure. | 32°32′24″N 82°54′14″W / 32.540115°N 82.903778°W | ||||
| 1962 | Dublin | Laurens County Courthouse |  |
Modern | 32°32′24″N 82°54′14″W / 32.540115°N 82.903778°W | ||
| Lee Created 1825 |
182? | Sumterville | |||||
| 1837 | Stark(s)ville | ||||||
| 1854 | Webster | Destroyed by fire in 1856. | |||||
| 1837 | Stark(s)ville | The old Stark(s)ville courthouse was used again when the county seat was moved back to Stark(s)ville in 1856. Destroyed by fire on 19 March 1858.[43] |
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| 1861 | Stark(s)ville | ||||||
| 1872 | Leesburg | Destroyed by fire in 1872. | |||||
| N/A | Leesburg | An unfinished courthouse was sold in 1874. | |||||
| 1880 | Leesburg | ||||||
| 1918 | Leesburg | Lee County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001104). | 31°43′58″N 84°10′16″W / 31.732683°N 84.171099°W | |
| Liberty Created 1777 |
1849 | Hinesville | It is unknown what if anything was previously used as a courthouse. |
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| 1867 | Hinesville | ||||||
| 1926 | Hinesville | Liberty County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Extensive additions were built in 1965. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001105). |
31°50′52″N 81°35′45″W / 31.84769°N 81.59577°W | |
| Lincoln Created 1796 |
1800 | Lincolnton | Stone structure. | ||||
| 1874 | Lincolnton | Two-story structure. | |||||
| 1915 | Lincolnton | Lincoln County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001106). | 33°47′40″N 82°28′33″W / 33.794444°N 82.475833°W | |
| Long Created 1920 |
1926 | Ludowici | Long County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001107). | 31°42′28″N 81°44′29″W / 31.70775°N 81.74151°W |
| Lowndes Created 1825 |
1828 | Franklinville | Log cabin | Previously court was held at private residences. | |||
| 1837 | Troupville | Two-story wooden structure. | |||||
| 1842 | Troupville | Two-story wooden structure. | Destroyed by fire on 22 June 1858 by an arsonist.[44] | ||||
| 1860 | Valdosta | One-story wooden structure. | Sold for $73 by 1869. The local Christian Church was used as a courthouse in 1870. |
30°49′57″N 83°16′43″W / 30.83253°N 83.27855°W | |||
| 1874 | Valdosta | Two-story red brick structure. | Demolished March 1904.[45] | 30°49′57″N 83°16′45″W / 30.832492°N 83.279298°W | |||
| 1905 | Valdosta | Lowndes County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Still in existence. Used for storage. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001110). |
30°49′57″N 83°16′45″W / 30.832492°N 83.279298°W | |
| 2010 | Valdosta | Lowndes County Judicial and Administrative Complex |  |
Modern | 30°50′04″N 83°16′44″W / 30.834313°N 83.279017°W | ||
| Lumpkin Created 1832 |
1832 | Auraria | Log cabin | ||||
| 1836 | Dahlonega | Lumpkin County Courthouse |  |
Two-story brick structure. | Still in existence. Currently the Dahlonega Gold Museum. |
34°31′58″N 83°59′06″W / 34.53267°N 83.98488°W | |
| 1965 | Dahlonega |  |
Modern | 34°31′45″N 83°58′34″W / 34.529075°N 83.976033°W | |||
| Macon Created 1837 |
1838 | Lanier | Moved to Ellaville, Georgia in 1856. Still in existence as of 1978.[46] |
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| 1850s | Oglethorpe | Destroyed by fire on 25 February 1857.[47][48] | |||||
| 1850s | Oglethorpe | Still in existence as of 1978.[49] | |||||
| 1894 | Oglethorpe | Macon County Courthouse |  |
Romanesque Revival | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001113). | 32°17′36″N 84°03′36″W / 32.293315°N 84.060014°W | |
| Madison Created 1811 |
18?? | Danielsville | Wooden structure. | ||||
| 18?? | Danielsville | Wooden structure. | |||||
| 1901 | Danielsville | Madison County Courthouse |  |
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001114). | 34°07′28″N 83°13′17″W / 34.124444°N 83.221389°W | ||
| 19?? | Danielsville | Madison County Government Complex | In 1997, the county renovated a former elementary school into the new county courthouse. | 34°07′18″N 83°13′17″W / 34.121715°N 83.221312°W | |||
| Marion Created 1827 |
1829 | Horry | |||||
| 1839 | Tazewell | Destroyed by fire on 5 November 1845.[50] | |||||
| 1848 | Tazewell | Old Marion County Courthouse | _Tazewell,_GA.JPG) |
Currently the Marion Lodge No. 14 F. & A.M NRHP-listed (refnum 80001116). |
32°22′50″N 84°26′27″W / 32.380556°N 84.440833°W | ||
| 1850 | Buena Vista | ||||||
| 1928 | Buena Vista | Marion County Courthouse | _Buena_Vista,_GA.JPG) |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001115). | 32°19′06″N 84°31′03″W / 32.318333°N 84.5175°W | |
| McDuffie Created 1870 |
1872 | Thomson | McDuffie County Courthouse |  |
Wings were added on to the courthouse in 1934. | 33°28′04″N 82°29′57″W / 33.467867°N 82.499167°W | |
| McIntosh Created 1793 |
179? | Darien | Still in existence during the 1830s. | ||||
| 1800 | Darien | Burned by Union troops during the American Civil War in 1863. | |||||
| n/a | Darien | Destroyed by fire on 25 January 1873 while almost complete. It had already been occupied by county offices.[51] | |||||
| 1873 | Darien | McIntosh County Courthouse |  |
Tabby structure. | Damaged by a fire in 1931 and subsequently remodelled. Additions made in 1973. Damaged by a fire set by arsonists on 7 December 1981.[52] |
31°22′11″N 81°26′02″W / 31.369765°N 81.434023°W | |
| Meriwether Created 1827 |
1832 | Greenville | Damaged by a tornado on 3 March 1893, but rebuilt. | 33°01′43″N 84°42′47″W / 33.028665°N 84.713065°W | |||
| 1904 | Greenville | Meriwether County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Gutted by a fire on 27 January 1976, but rebuilt with the interior substantially altered.[53] NRHP-listed (refnum 73000630). |
33°01′43″N 84°42′47″W / 33.028665°N 84.713065°W | |
| Miller Created 1856 |
1850s | Colquitt | |||||
| 18?? | Colquitt | Destroyed by fire in 1873. | |||||
| 18?? | Colquitt | Two-story brick structure. | Destroyed by fire in 1974. | 31°10′18″N 84°44′02″W / 31.171660°N 84.733988°W | |||
| 1977 | Colquitt | Miller County Courthouse |  |
Modern | 31°10′18″N 84°44′02″W / 31.171660°N 84.733988°W | ||
| Milton Created 1857 Merged with Fulton in 1932 |
1858 | Alpharetta | |||||
| 1876 | Alpharetta | Two-story structure. | Demolished in 1955.[54] | ||||
| Mitchell Created 1857 |
1858 | Camilla | Two-story wooden structure. | Destroyed by fire on 7 January 1867.[55] | |||
| 1868 | Camilla | Two-story wooden structure. | |||||
| 1890 | Camilla | Two-story brick structure. | 31°10′18″N 84°12′33″W / 31.171660°N 84.209125°W | ||||
| 1936 | Camilla | Mitchell County Courthouse | .JPG) |
Stripped Classicism/Art Deco | Constructed by the WPA. | 31°10′18″N 84°12′33″W / 31.171660°N 84.209125°W | |
| Monroe Created 1821 |
1825 | Forsyth | Two-story brick structure. | Demolished in 1895 or 1896. | 33°02′03″N 83°56′20″W / 33.034167°N 83.938889°W | ||
| 1896 | Forsyth | Monroe County Courthouse |  |
High Victorian Gothic | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001121). | 33°02′03″N 83°56′20″W / 33.034167°N 83.938889°W | |
| Montgomery Created 1793 |
1797 | the plantation of Arthur Lott | |||||
| 1810s | Mount Vernon | ||||||
| 1830s | Mount Vernon | ||||||
| 18?? | Mount Vernon | How many courthouses existed in the 1800s is unknown. | |||||
| 1907 | Mount Vernon | Montgomery County Courthouse | .jpg) |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001122). | 32°10′27″N 82°35′41″W / 32.174205°N 82.594634°W | |
| Morgan Created 1807 |
1809 | Madison | Red brick structure. | Destroyed by fire on 1 September 1844.[56] | |||
| 1845 | Madison | Converted into office space in 1905 Destroyed by fire in 1916. |
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| 1905 | Madison | Morgan County Courthouse |  |
Beaux-Arts | 33°35′45″N 83°27′59″W / 33.59574°N 83.46638°W | ||
| Murray Created 1832 |
1886 | Spring Place | It is unknown what courthouses existed before 1886. Became a schoolhouse after the county seat was moved. |
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| 1917 | Chatsworth | Murray County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001123). | 34°46′01″N 84°46′14″W / 34.766944°N 84.770556°W | |
| Muscogee Created 1826 |
1830 | Columbus | Wooden structure. | Destroyed by fire on 15 October 1838.[57] | |||
| 1838 | Columbus | Three-story brick structure. | |||||
| 1896 | Columbus |  |
Demolished in 1973. | 32°27′49″N 84°59′28″W / 32.463517°N 84.991070°W | |||
| 1973 | Columbus | Muscogee County Courthouse | Modern | 32°27′49″N 84°59′28″W / 32.463517°N 84.991070°W | |||
| Newton Created 1821 |
1821 | Log cabin | Ten miles east of present-day Covington | ||||
| 1823 | Covington | ||||||
| 18?? | Covington | Destroyed by fire on 31 December 1883.[58] | |||||
| 1884 | Covington | Newton County Courthouse |  |
Second Empire | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001216). | 33°35′49″N 83°51′37″W / 33.596944°N 83.860278°W | |
| Oconee Created 1875 |
1875 | Watkinvsille | Destroyed by fire on 6 May 1938.[59] | ||||
| 1939 | Watkinvsille | Oconee County Courthouse |  |
Stripped Classicism | Constructed by the WPA. | 33°51′48″N 83°24′36″W / 33.863428°N 83.409989°W | |
| Oglethorpe Created 1793 |
1790s | Woodstock | Some sources say that the first courthouse was built on the Salem Road near present-day Lexington and then moved to Lexington when it became the county seat in 1806. | ||||
| 1806 | Lexington | There were possibly more courthouses between 1806 and 1887. | |||||
| 1887 | Lexington | Oglethorpe County Courthouse |  |
Romanesque Revival | Remodelled in 1992–1993. | 33°52′09″N 83°06′42″W / 33.869215°N 83.111556°W | |
| Paulding Created 1832 |
1830s | Van Wert | Destroyed by fire in 18?? | ||||
| 18?? | Van Wert | ||||||
| 1850s | Dallas | ||||||
| 1892 | Dallas | Paulding County Courthouse |  |
Queen Anne | Renovated 1956, 1984–85, and 1991. Target of arson in March 2001, but survived. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001218). |
33°55′27″N 84°50′29″W / 33.924097°N 84.841389°W | |
| Peach Created 1924 |
1936 | Fort Valley | Peach County Courthouse |  |
Colonial Revival | Damaged by fire on 8 December 1969.[60] NRHP-listed (refnum 80001219). |
32°33′12″N 83°53′17″W / 32.55333°N 83.88807°W |
| Pickens Created 1853 |
1859 | Jasper | Brick structure. | Demolished in 1888. | |||
| 1888 | Jasper | Destroyed by fire in 1947. | 34°28′09″N 84°25′47″W / 34.469165°N 84.429806°W | ||||
| 1949 | Jasper | Pickens County Courthouse |  |
Stripped Classicism | NRHP-listed (refnum 08000352). | 34°28′09″N 84°25′47″W / 34.469165°N 84.429806°W | |
| Pierce Created 1857 |
1858 | Blackshear | Destroyed by fire on 11 March 1875.[61] | ||||
| 1875 | Blackshear | Two-story wooden structure. | Still in existence. Sold in 1902 and moved a few blocks away to be used as a private residence.[62] |
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| 1902 | Blackshear | Pierce County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Remodeled in the 1970s. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001220). |
31°18′24″N 82°14′34″W / 31.30659°N 82.2429°W | |
| Pike Created 1822 |
1820s | Newnan | Wooden structure. | ||||
| 1825 | Zebulon | ||||||
| 1895 | Zebulon | Pike County Courthouse |  |
Romanesque Revival/Colonial Revival | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001222). | 33°06′08″N 84°20′32″W / 33.102222°N 84.342222°W | |
| Polk Created 1851 |
1852 | Cedartown | Destroyed by fire in 1864 by Union troops during the American Civil War | ||||
| 1867 | Cedartown | Two-story brick structure | Destroyed by fire in 1887. | ||||
| 1889 | Cedartown | Single-story brick structure | Clock tower removed in the 1930s Demolished in 1951. |
34°00′49″N 85°15′21″W / 34.013720°N 85.255800°W | |||
| 1951 | Cedartown | Polk County Courthouse | Stripped Classicism | 34°00′49″N 85°15′21″W / 34.013720°N 85.255800°W | |||
| 1935 | Cedartown | Polk County Courthouse No. 2 |  |
In 1984 the county renovated the former Cedartown City Hall and made it "Courthouse No. 2". |
34°00′49″N 85°15′18″W / 34.013583°N 85.254918°W | ||
| Pulaski Created 1808 |
1812 | Hartford | Moved across the Ocmulgee River in 1836 when the county seat was moved to Hawkinsville. Moved across the street and became a hotel in 1872. |
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| 1874 | Hawkinsville | Pulaski County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Restored in 1936 by the WPA. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001224). |
32°16′59″N 83°28′08″W / 32.28295°N 83.46902°W | |
| Putnam Created 1807 |
1800s | Eatonton | |||||
| 1824 | Eatonton | Putnam County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Extensively remodeled several times over the years including most recently in 1906. | 33°19′33″N 83°23′20″W / 33.325809°N 83.388862°W | |
| Quitman Created 1858 |
1850s | Georgetown | Destroyed by fire on 1 February 1921. The county lacked the funding for a new courthouse for over a decade. |
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| 1939 | Georgetown | Quitman County Courthouse |  |
Stripped Classicism/Colonial Revival | Constructed by the WPA. NRHP-listed (refnum 95000718). |
31°53′09″N 85°06′33″W / 31.885833°N 85.109167°W | |
| Rabun Created 1819 |
1824 | Clayton | Two-story log cabin structure. | ||||
| 1838 | Clayton | Two-story log cabin structure. | The wall and floors began to collapse in 1878. It is unknown what served as a courthouse for decades afterwards. |
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| 1908 | Clayton | Two-story brick structure. | |||||
| 1967 | Clayton | Rabun County Courthouse |  |
Modern | 34°52′44″N 83°24′11″W / 34.878939°N 83.403096°W | ||
| Randolph Created 1828 |
1837 | Cuthbert | Wooden structure. | ||||
| 1840s | Cuthbert | Brick structure. | |||||
| 1886 | Cuthbert | Randolph County Courthouse |  |
Queen Anne | Named in Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation's 2012 Places in Peril List Renovated in the 2010s. |
31°46′17″N 84°47′21″W / 31.771324°N 84.789279°W | |
| 2005 | Cuthbert | Modern | 31°46′00″N 84°47′13″W / 31.766769°N 84.786869°W | ||||
| Richmond Created 1777 |
1780s | Augusta | Richmond County purchased a preexisting building in 1785 to house multiple government-related facilities. The building doubled as the meeting place for the Georgia General Assembly. |
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| 1801 | Augusta | Old Government House |  |
Greek Revival | The building served as both Augusta City Hall and Richmond County Courthouse. Became a private residence in 1821. Still in existence. NRHP-listed (refnum 78001004). |
33°28′09″N 81°57′34″W / 33.469167°N 81.959444°W | |
| 1820 | Augusta | Brick structure. | Wings added in 1870. Remodelled in 1892. |
33°28′17″N 81°57′42″W / 33.471259°N 81.961752°W | |||
| 1956 | Augusta | Richmond County Courthouse | Modern | 33°28′17″N 81°57′42″W / 33.471259°N 81.961752°W | |||
| 2011 | Augusta | Augusta-Richmond County Judicial Center and John H. Ruffin, Jr. Courthouse | Modern | 33°28′11″N 81°58′19″W / 33.469707°N 81.971922°W | |||
| Rockdale Created 1870 |
1870s | Conyers | It is unknown how many courthouses served between the 1870s and 1939. | ||||
| 1939 | Conyers | Rockdale County Courthouse |  |
Colonial Revival | 33°40′05″N 84°01′01″W / 33.668013°N 84.016838°W | ||
| Schley Created 1857 |
1858 | Ellaville | Brick structure. | Demolished in October 1937.[63] | |||
| 1899 | Ellaville | Schley County Courthouse |  |
Romanesque Revival | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001230). | 32°14′16″N 84°18′32″W / 32.23788°N 84.30898°W | |
| Screven Created 1793 |
1790s | Jacksonborough | |||||
| 1832 | Jacksonborough | ||||||
| 1847 | Sylvania | Destroyed by fire in 1864, during the American Civil War by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops. | |||||
| 1869 | Sylvania | Wooden structure. | Destroyed by fire in early January 1897.[64] | ||||
| 1897 | Sylvania | Three-story brick structure. | Demolished in 1963. | 32°45′02″N 81°38′11″W / 32.750456°N 81.636401°W | |||
| 1964 | Sylvania | Screven County Courthouse | 32°45′03″N 81°38′42″W / 32.750695°N 81.644967°W | ||||
| Seminole Created 1920 |
192? | Donalsonville | Destroyed by fire in March 1922. | ||||
| 1922 | Donalsonville | Seminole County Courthouse |  |
Beaux-Arts/Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001231). | 31°02′31″N 84°53′05″W / 31.041903°N 84.884823°W | |
| Spalding Created 1851 |
1859 | Griffin | Spalding County Courthouse |  |
Two-story brick structure. | Converted into the county jail in 1910. NRHP-listed (refnum 00001389). |
33°14′59″N 84°15′38″W / 33.249722°N 84.260556°W |
| 1911 | Griffin | Three-story brick structure. | Destroyed by fire on 12 January 1981. | 33°14′54″N 84°15′45″W / 33.248380°N 84.262427°W | |||
| 1985 | Griffin | .JPG) |
Italianate | 33°14′54″N 84°15′45″W / 33.248380°N 84.262427°W | |||
| Stephens Created 1905 |
1908 | Toccoa | Stephens County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Still in existence. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001232). |
34°34′47″N 83°19′51″W / 34.579722°N 83.330833°W |
| 2000 | Toccoa | Stephens County Government Building | Modern | 34°34′47″N 83°19′55″W / 34.579828°N 83.331849°W | |||
| Stewart Created 1830 |
1831 | Lumpkin | Log cabin | ||||
| 1837 | Lumpkin | ||||||
| 1896 | Lumpkin | Two-story brick structure. | Destroyed by fire on 21 April 1922.[65] | 32°03′02″N 84°47′40″W / 32.050558°N 84.794555°W | |||
| 1923 | Lumpkin | Stewart County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Renovated in 1935-1936 by the WPA and again in 1983. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001234). |
32°03′02″N 84°47′40″W / 32.050558°N 84.794555°W | |
| Sumter Created 1831 |
1839 | Americus | Two-story wooden structure. | Moved to the west side of Jackson Street in 1853. | |||
| 1853 | Americus | Two-story brick structure. | 32°04′22″N 84°14′04″W / 32.072722°N 84.234423°W | ||||
| 1888 | Americus | Two-story brick structure. | Demolished 1959. | 32°04′23″N 84°13′56″W / 32.073037°N 84.232285°W | |||
| 1959 | Americus | Sumter County Courthouse | Modern | Demolished in 2010 | 32°04′19″N 84°14′19″W / 32.072006°N 84.238546°W | ||
| 2009 | Americus |  |
Italianate | 32°04′19″N 84°14′22″W / 32.071871°N 84.239388°W | |||
| Talbot Created 1827 |
1831 | Talbotton | Brick structure. | Destroyed by fire in 1892. | |||
| 1892 | Talbotton | Talbot County Courthouse |  |
Queen Anne | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001241). | 32°40′37″N 84°32′27″W / 32.676944°N 84.540833°W | |
| Taliaferro Created 1825 |
1828 | Crawfordville | Demolished in 1901. | ||||
| 1902 | Crawfordville | Taliaferro County Courthouse |  |
High Victorian Gothic | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001242). | 33°33′16″N 82°53′48″W / 33.554444°N 82.896667°W | |
| Tattnall Created 1801 |
1830s | Reidsville | |||||
| 1857 | Reidsville | ||||||
| 1902 | Reidsville | Tattnall County Courthouse | Second Empire | 32°05′12″N 82°07′08″W / 32.086757°N 82.118762°W | |||
| Taylor Created 1852 |
1850s | Butler | Demolished in 1935. | 32°33′26″N 84°14′15″W / 32.557214°N 84.237417°W | |||
| 1935 | Butler | Taylor County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 95000719). | 32°33′26″N 84°14′15″W / 32.557214°N 84.237417°W | |
| Telfair Created 1808 |
1820s | Jacksonville | How many structures existed until 1860 is unknown. | ||||
| 1860 | Jacksonville | Two-story wooden structure. | |||||
| 1873 | McRae | ||||||
| 1888 | McRae | Two-story brick structure. | |||||
| 1904 | McRae | Two-story brick structure. | Destroyed by fire in 1934.[66] | 32°04′01″N 82°53′48″W / 32.066944°N 82.896667°W | |||
| 1934 | McRae | Telfair County Courthouse and Jail |  |
Colonial Revival | NRHP-listed (refnum 95000720). Incorporates the walls of the 1904 courthouse. | 32°04′01″N 82°53′48″W / 32.066944°N 82.896667°W | |
| Terrell Created 1856 |
1857 | Dawson | Two-story wooden structure. | 31°46′23″N 84°26′45″W / 31.773056°N 84.445833°W | |||
| 1892 | Dawson | Terrell County Courthouse |  |
High Victorian Gothic | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001244). | 31°46′23″N 84°26′45″W / 31.773056°N 84.445833°W | |
| Thomas Created 1825 |
1820s | Thomasville | Log cabin | ||||
| 18?? | Thomasville | Wooden structure. | Damaged by a storm in 1852. | 30°50′20″N 83°58′55″W / 30.838889°N 83.981944°W | |||
| 1858 | Thomasville | Thomas County Courthouse |  |
Remodelled in 1888. Renovated in 1909, 1918, 1922, and 1937. NRHP-listed (refnum 70000224). |
30°50′20″N 83°58′55″W / 30.838889°N 83.981944°W | ||
| 2009 | Thomasville | Thomas County Judicial Center | .JPG) |
30°50′20″N 83°59′00″W / 30.838930°N 83.983416°W | |||
| Tift Created 1905 |
1913 | Tifton | Tift County Courthouse |  |
Beaux-Arts | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001245). | 31°27′16″N 83°30′29″W / 31.45437°N 83.50803°W |
| Toombs Created 1905 |
1906 | Lyons | Brick structure. | Destroyed by fire in 1917. | |||
| 1919 | Lyons | ||||||
| 1964 | Lyons | Toombs County Courthouse |  |
Modern | Decommissioned in November 2023 following the opening of the new county government building and demolished in February 2024.[67] | ||
| 2023 | Lyons | Toombs County Government Center | 32°12′11″N 82°19′43″W / 32.203022°N 82.328662°W | ||||
| Towns Created 1856 |
1857 | Hiawassee | |||||
| 1905 | Hiawassee | ||||||
| 1964 | Hiawassee | Towns County Courthouse |  |
34°56′48″N 83°45′27″W / 34.946741°N 83.757434°W | |||
| Treutlen Created 1918 |
1920 | Soperton | Treutlen County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001246). | 32°22′38″N 82°35′36″W / 32.37717°N 82.59336°W |
| Troup Created 1826 |
1830 | LaGrange | Two-story brick structure. | Demolished 1903/1904. | 33°02′21″N 85°01′54″W / 33.039069°N 85.031620°W | ||
| 1904 | LaGrange | Three-story brick structure. | Destroyed by fire on 4 November 1936. | 33°02′21″N 85°01′54″W / 33.039069°N 85.031620°W | |||
| 1939 | LaGrange | Troup County Courthouse |  |
Stripped Classicism | NRHP-listed (refnum 95000721). Currently the Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum/LaGrange Art Museum |
33°02′26″N 85°01′51″W / 33.040421°N 85.030865°W | |
| 2001 | LaGrange | Troup County Government Center | Modern | 33°02′23″N 85°01′51″W / 33.039682°N 85.030789°W | |||
| Turner Created 1905 |
1907 | Ashburn | Turner County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001247). | 31°42′28″N 83°39′09″W / 31.707673°N 83.652558°W |
| Twiggs Created 1809 |
1812 | Marion | |||||
| 1825 | Jeffersonville | Two-story wooden structure. | Disassembled in 1868 and moved to Jeffersonville. Destroyed by fire on 7 February 1901.[68] | ||||
| 1904 | Jeffersonville | Twiggs County Courthouse |  |
Romanesque Revival | Renovated in 1979 and again in 1996–2003. | 32°41′16″N 83°20′45″W / 32.687714°N 83.345720°W | |
| Union Created 1832 |
1830s | Blairsville | Log cabin. | Destroyed by fire in May 1856.[69] | |||
| 1859 | Blairsville | Two-story brick structure. | Destroyed by fire in 1898. | ||||
| 1899 | Blairsville | Old Union County Courthouse |  |
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001249). | 34°52′34″N 83°57′31″W / 34.876111°N 83.9585°W | ||
| 1976 | Blairsville | Modern | 34°52′43″N 83°57′39″W / 34.878515°N 83.960703°W | ||||
| Upson Created 1824 |
1828 | Thomaston | Brick structure. | Demolished in 1852. | |||
| 1852 | Thomaston | Bricks from the previous courthouse were used for the first floor. The second floor was wooden. | 32°53′15″N 84°19′36″W / 32.8875°N 84.326667°W | ||||
| 1908 | Thomaston | Upson County Courthouse | .JPG) |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001251). | 32°53′15″N 84°19′36″W / 32.8875°N 84.326667°W | |
| Walker Created 1833 |
1838 | LaFayette | Destroyed by fire on 2 February 1883.[70] | ||||
| 1883 | LaFayette | ||||||
| 1919 | LaFayette | Walker County Courthouse | _Courthouse.jpg) |
Beaux-Arts | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001254). | 34°42′16″N 85°16′50″W / 34.704369°N 85.280618°W | |
| Walton Created 1818 |
1823 | Monroe | |||||
| 1845 | Monroe | ||||||
| 1884 | Monroe | Walton County Courthouse |  |
Second Empire | Clocktower built in 1910 Renovated in 1933 and 1996. |
33°47′40″N 83°42′45″W / 33.794444°N 83.7125°W | |
| Ware Created 1824 |
1825 | Waresborough | Log cabin | 31°14′55″N 82°28′29″W / 31.248672°N 82.474639°W | |||
| 18?? | Waresborough | Wooden structure. | Dismantled and moved to Waycross after the courthouse there was destroyed in 1874.[71] | 31°14′55″N 82°28′29″W / 31.248672°N 82.474639°W 31°12′52″N 82°21′19″W / 31.214312°N 82.355154°W | |||
| 1873 | Waycross | Destroyed by fire on 13 October 1874.[72] | 31°12′52″N 82°21′19″W / 31.214312°N 82.355154°W | ||||
| 1891 | Waycross | Three-story brick structure. | 31°12′52″N 82°21′19″W / 31.214312°N 82.355154°W | ||||
| 1957 | Waycross | Ware County Courthouse |  |
31°12′52″N 82°21′19″W / 31.214312°N 82.355154°W | |||
| Warren Created 1793 |
1809 | Warrenton | |||||
| 1820s | Warrenton | Destroyed by fire on 23 April 1854 along with a large portion of the town.[73] | |||||
| 18?? | Warrenton | Destroyed by fire on 6 April 1909.[74] | 33°24′24″N 82°39′45″W / 33.406667°N 82.6625°W | ||||
| 1910 | Warrenton | Warren County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001259). | 33°24′24″N 82°39′45″W / 33.406667°N 82.6625°W | |
| Washington Created 1784 |
1780s | Warthen | Log cabin | ||||
| 1796 | Sandersville | Destroyed by fire on 25 March 1855 along with most of the town.[75] | 32°59′00″N 82°48′43″W / 32.983333°N 82.811944°W | ||||
| 1856 | Sandersville | Brick structure | Destroyed by fire on 27 November 1864 by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops in response to Confederate troops firing at them from it during the American Civil War.[76] | 32°59′00″N 82°48′43″W / 32.983333°N 82.811944°W | |||
| 1869 | Sandersville | Washington County Courthouse |  |
High Victorian Gothic/Second Empire | 32°59′00″N 82°48′43″W / 32.983333°N 82.811944°W | ||
| Wayne Created 1803 |
1860 | Wooden structure. | The county seat of Wayne County changed every few years for several decades and it is uncertain what was used before 1860. Built in the woods northwest of Waynesville. |
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| 1870s | Jesup | Two-story wooden structure. | Became Hotel Wayne after 1903 for an unknown number of years. | ||||
| 1903 | Jesup | Wayne County Courthouse |  |
Romanesque Revival | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001261). | 31°36′15″N 81°52′48″W / 31.604136°N 81.879987°W | |
| Webster Created 1853 |
1860 | Preston | Wooden structure. | Destroyed by fire on 28 September 1914.[77] | 32°03′59″N 84°32′14″W / 32.066324°N 84.537085°W | ||
| 1915 | Preston | Webster County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001262). | 32°03′59″N 84°32′14″W / 32.066324°N 84.537085°W | |
| Wheeler Created 1912 |
1914 | Alamo | Destroyed by fire on 3 March 1916. | ||||
| 1917 | Alamo | Wheeler County Courthouse |  |
Neoclassical | Renovated in 1961. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001263). |
32°08′53″N 82°46′56″W / 32.14813°N 82.7823°W | |
| White Created 1857 |
1859 | Cleveland | Old White County Courthouse |  |
Georgian | Currently the White County Historical Society NRHP-listed (refnum 70000226). |
34°35′50″N 83°45′48″W / 34.5971°N 83.76326°W |
| 1964 | Cleveland | Modern | 34°35′45″N 83°45′47″W / 34.595811°N 83.762948°W | ||||
| Whitfield Created 1851 |
1850s | Dalton | Destroyed by fire in 1864, by the troops of William Tecumseh Sherman during the American Civil War. It is unknown what served as the courthouse for several decades. |
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| 1891 | Dalton | Two-story brick structure. | Demolished in 1960. | 34°46′21″N 84°58′17″W / 34.772448°N 84.971268°W | |||
| 1961 | Dalton | Modern | Absorbed by the 2006 structure. | 34°46′21″N 84°58′17″W / 34.772448°N 84.971268°W | |||
| 2006 | Dalton | Whitfield County Courthouse | _in_October_2013.jpg) |
Modern | 34°46′21″N 84°58′17″W / 34.772448°N 84.971268°W | ||
| Wilcox Created 1857 |
1858 | Abbeville | Wooden structure. | Destroyed by fire on 24 March 1878.[78] | |||
| 1870s | Abbeville | Two-story wooden structure. | Fate unknown | 31°59′33″N 83°18′24″W / 31.9925°N 83.306667°W | |||
| 1903 | Abbeville | Wilcox County Courthouse | .JPG) |
Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001265). | 31°59′33″N 83°18′24″W / 31.9925°N 83.306667°W | |
| Wilkes Created 1777 |
1785 | Washington | Log cabin | ||||
| 1786 | Washington | Clapboard | 33°44′14″N 82°44′21″W / 33.737334°N 82.739176°W | ||||
| 1804 | Washington | Two-story wooden structure | 33°44′14″N 82°44′21″W / 33.737334°N 82.739176°W | ||||
| 1817 | Washington | Demolished in 1902. | 33°44′14″N 82°44′21″W / 33.737334°N 82.739176°W | ||||
| 1904 | Washington | Wilkes County Courthouse |  |
Richardsonian Romanesque | Damaged by fire on 24 December 1958, but repaired. Restored to pre-1958 appearance in 1989. |
33°44′17″N 82°44′20″W / 33.738056°N 82.738889°W | |
| Wilkinson Created 1803 |
1810s | Irwinton | |||||
| 1810s | Irwinton | ||||||
| 1829 | Irwinton | Destroyed by fire in 1829. | |||||
| 18?? | Irwinton | Destroyed by fire on 7 February 1854.[79] | |||||
| 1850s | Irwinton | Destroyed by fire in 1864, by William Tecumseh Sherman's during the American Civil War | |||||
| 18?? | Irwinton | Destroyed by fire on 14 February 1924. | |||||
| 1924 | Irwinton | Wilkinson County Courthouse | Colonial Revival | 32°48′38″N 83°10′27″W / 32.810593°N 83.174189°W | |||
| Worth Created 1853 |
1854 | Isabella | Two-story wooden structure. | Destroyed by fire on 26 January 1879.[80] A schoolhouse was used after the fire until it too was destroyed by a fire on 24 October 1880.[81] |
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| 1887 | Isabella | Destroyed by fire on 9 August 1893.[82] | |||||
| 1905 | Sylvester | Neoclassical | NRHP-listed (refnum 80001268). Severely damaged by a fire on 27 January 1982. |
31°31′40″N 83°50′10″W / 31.527778°N 83.836111°W | |||
| 1984 | Sylvester | Worth County Courthouse | .JPG) |
Neoclassical | Modelled upon the 1905 courthouse. | 31°31′40″N 83°50′10″W / 31.527778°N 83.836111°W |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ Jordan, Robert H.; Puster, J. Gregg (1984). Courthouses in Georgia. Harrison Company. ISBN 9780910694018.
- ^ Jordan, Robert H.; Puster, J. Gregg (1984). Courthouses in Georgia. Harrison Company. ISBN 9780910694018.
- ^ Jordan, Robert H.; Puster, J. Gregg (1984). Courthouses in Georgia. Harrison Company. ISBN 9780910694018.
- ^ "Counties". GEORGIAINFO: An Online Georgia Almanac. Digital Library of Georgia. 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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- ^ "Counties". GEORGIAINFO: An Online Georgia Almanac. Digital Library of Georgia. 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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- ^ Womack, Amy (11 August 2014). "Cause undetermined for fire that destroyed Hancock County Courthouse". Macon Telegraph. Macon Georgia. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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External links
edit- GEORGIAINFO An Online Georgia Almanac created by GALILEO.
- Courthouse History A historical look at United States courthouses through postcards.