The Emanuel County Courthouse in Swainsboro, Georgia serves Emanuel County. The current building is the county's seventh courthouse. [1]
The Emanuel County Courthouse in Swainsboro, Georgia serves Emanuel County. The current building is the county's seventh courthouse. [1]
Emanuel County Courthouse and Sheriff Department | |
 The courthouse in 1951 | |
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| Location | Main St., Swainsboro, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 32°35′48″N82°20′4″W / 32.59667°N 82.33444°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1940 (courthouse); 1912 (Sheriff Department) |
| Architect | Dennis and Dennis (courthouse); L.F. Goodrich (Sheriff Department) |
| Architectural style | Stripped Classical; |
| MPS | Georgia County Courthouses TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000715 [2] |
| Added to NRHP | June 14, 1995 |
The former courthouse in Swainsboro, built in 1940 and since demolished, and a sheriff department building, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 as Emanuel County Courthouse and Sheriff Department. [2] The Sheriff Department building, built in 1912, is a one-story Classical Revival building with a pedimented entrance portico. It was designed by Augusta, Georgia, architect L.F. Goodrich. [3]
The 1940 courthouse served as Emanuel County's justice building, replacing the 1920 courthouse that was destroyed in a 1938 fire. [3] It was designed in Stripped Classical style by architects Dennis and Dennis. [3] The courthouse was demolished in 2000, [1] but a historical marker remains. [4]
Emanuel County is a county located in the magnolia midlands portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,768. The county seat is Swainsboro.
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