Evans County Courthouse

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Evans County Courthouse
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Evans County Courthouse (2018)
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LocationCourthouse Sq. Claxton, Georgia
Coordinates 32°9′42″N81°54′28″W / 32.16167°N 81.90778°W / 32.16167; -81.90778
Built1923
Architect Baldwin, J.J.
Architectural style Neoclassical revival
MPS Georgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No. 80001018 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1980

The Evans County Courthouse is a historic government building and clock tower located in the city of Claxton, Georgia, United States, the seat of Evans County. [2] The courthouse was built in 1923 and is the home of Evans County's Superior Court and the base of the county's government. On September 18, 1980, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [1]

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History

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Evans County Courthouse (2012)

Evans County was created in 1914, first by a proposed constitutional amendment in the Georgia General Assembly on August 11 and then officially ratified by a vote of the citizens of Georgia on November 23. [3] With the creation of the new county a courthouse was needed. The first building used as such was the White Building, a three-story edifice built by Mr. R. King White and later bought by Mrs. Ben Daniel. Mrs. Daniel's husband, Dr. Ben Daniel, used the building as his office. [4] This building was used until 1923, when the current courthouse was completed. The work was done by J.J. Baldwin and West Point Iron Works for $60,000. [5] On December 28, 1994 the American Legion erected a monument to those men from the county who died in various wars, beginning with World War I and ending with the Vietnam War. The interior to the courthouse was remodeled in 1979 and 1980 and, in 2003, the bell tower clock was restored. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places". Archived from the original on November 19, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  2. "Evans County" . Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  3. Public Affairs Information Service bulletin. 1915. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  4. 1 2 Simmons, Dorothy (1999). A History of Evans County, Georgia. The Evans County Historical Society.
  5. "Evans County Courthouse". Archived from the original on April 19, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2010.