Harris County Courthouse (Georgia)

Harris County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Harris County Courthouse in 2011
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Location	Hamilton, Georgia
Coordinates	32°45′31″N84°52′29″W / 32.75861°N 84.87472°W / 32.75861; -84.87472
Built	1908
Architect	Edward Columbus Hosford; builder = Mutual Construction Company
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Georgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.	80001089 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 18, 1980

The Harris County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located in Hamilton, Georgia. Built in 1908, it was designed by Georgia-born American architect Edward Columbus Hosford. He is noted for his designs of courthouses and other buildings found in Florida, Georgia and Texas. Harris County's was the second courthouse he had ever designed. ^{[2] [3]}

On September 18, 1980, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Harris County, Georgia
• Harris County Courthouse (disambiguation)

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. Caldwell, Wilber W, The Courthouse and the Depot: The Architecture of Hope in an Age of Despair: A Narrative Guide to Railroad Expansion and Its Impact on Public Architecture in Georgia, 1833-1910, Macon: Mercer University Press, 2001, p.252 & 366.
3. National Register listings for Harris County

External links

• National Register listings for Harris County
• Carl Vinson Institute of Government listing for Harris County Courthouse