Candler County Courthouse

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Candler County Courthouse
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Courthouse in 2007
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Candler County Courthouse (the United States)
LocationCourthouse Sq., Metter, Georgia
Coordinates 32°23′48″N82°03′45″W / 32.39667°N 82.06250°W / 32.39667; -82.06250 Coordinates: 32°23′48″N82°03′45″W / 32.39667°N 82.06250°W / 32.39667; -82.06250
Arealess than one acre
Built1921 (1921)
Architect J.J. Baldwin
Architectural style Neoclassical
MPS Georgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No. 80000984 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1980
Courthouse after some remodeling Candler County Courthouse, Metter, GA, US.jpg
Courthouse after some remodeling

Candler County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in Metter, Georgia, county seat of Candler County, Georgia. The courthouse was built in a Neoclassical style in 1921 according to designs by J.J. Baldwin. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980. It is located in Courthouse Square.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Candler County Courthouse, GeorgiaInfo, Digital Library of Georgia.