Twiggs County Courthouse

Twiggs County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in Jeffersonville, Georgia, county seat of Twiggs County, Georgia. The Romanesque Revival architecture building was designed by J.W. Golucke and built from 1902 to 1904.[2][3] The previous courthouse had burned down in 1901.[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It is located in Courthouse Square. The square includes a Confederate soldier memorial.

Twiggs County Courthouse
Twiggs County Courthouse in a 1975 photograph by Calvin Beale
Twiggs County Courthouse is located in Georgia
Twiggs County Courthouse
Twiggs County Courthouse is located in the United States
Twiggs County Courthouse
LocationCourthouse Sq., Jeffersonville, Georgia
Coordinates32°41′15″N 83°20′45″W / 32.68750°N 83.34583°W / 32.68750; -83.34583
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1902
Built byWagner, Fred
ArchitectGolucke, J.W.,& Co.
Architectural styleRomanesque
MPSGeorgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.80001248[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1980

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Tiwggs County Courthouse Georgia Info
  3. ^ "Architectural Survey Form: Twiggs County Courthouse". National Park Service. 1980. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  4. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 234. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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