Newton County Courthouse | |
Newton County Courthouse (photograph by Calvin Beale taken in 1969) | |
Location | Courthouse Sq., Covington, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 33°35′49″N83°51′37″W / 33.59694°N 83.86028°W Coordinates: 33°35′49″N83°51′37″W / 33.59694°N 83.86028°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1884 |
Architect | Bruce & Morgan; Smith, James |
Architectural style | Second Empire |
MPS | Georgia County Courthouses TR |
NRHP reference # | 80001216 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 18, 1980 |
Newton County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in Courthouse Square in Covington, Georgia, the county seat of Newton County, Georgia. The courthouse was designed by Bruce & Morgan in a Second Empire architecture style and built in 1884. [2] It was constructed on the same site as a previouse county courthouse building that burned down on December 31, 1883. [2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980.
The courthouse features in two postcards from around 1907. [3] [4]