Berrien County Courthouse (Georgia)

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Berrien County Courthouse
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Courthouse in 2015
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LocationTown Square, Nashville, Georgia
Coordinates 31°12′24″N83°14′59″W / 31.20674°N 83.24976°W / 31.20674; -83.24976 Coordinates: 31°12′24″N83°14′59″W / 31.20674°N 83.24976°W / 31.20674; -83.24976
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1898 (1898)
ArchitectW Chamberlain Company
NRHP reference No. 77000409 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 9, 1977
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1974 photo by Calvin Beale

Berrien County Courthouse is the historic courthouse for Berrien County, Georgia. It is located in the Town Square of Nashville.

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The first Berrien County Courthouse was a two-story log building built on this site in 1858. [2] The present structure dates from 1898. [3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 9, 1977.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 241. ISBN   978-1135948597 . Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  3. Berrien County Historical Foundation