The Fayette County Courthouse in Fayetteville, Georgia was built in 1825. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
Fayette County Courthouse | |
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| Location | GA 85, Fayetteville, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 33°26′53″N 84°27′17″W / 33.44806°N 84.45472°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1825, 1888, 1909, 1965 |
| Built by | Stewart, Finley G. |
| Architect | Bruce & Morgan |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Carpenter |
| MPS | Georgia County Courthouses TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80001020[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 18, 1980 |
It is a brick building but was covered with gray stucco. It has a hipped roof with a bracketed cornice. Its tower was added in 1888; the tower's clock was installed in 1909. The building was renovated in 1965 at cost of $70,000.[2]
In 1980 it was the oldest courthouse in Georgia in continuous use.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Georgia Courthouses Thematic National Register Nomination: Fayette County Courthouse". National Park Service. 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2017. (includes photos)