Peach County Courthouse

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Peach County Courthouse
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The courthouse in 2015
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LocationOff GA 49, Fort Valley, Georgia
Coordinates 32°33′12″N83°53′17″W / 32.55333°N 83.88807°W / 32.55333; -83.88807 Coordinates: 32°33′12″N83°53′17″W / 32.55333°N 83.88807°W / 32.55333; -83.88807
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1936
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Williamsburg revival
MPS Georgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No. 80001219 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1980

The Peach County Courthouse is located in Fort Valley, Georgia. It was built in 1936. It is of the Colonial Revival (or more specifically Williamsburg Revival style), and is one of only a few Colonial Revival-style courthouses in Georgia. It is the first courthouse built in Peach County, which is the newest county formed in the state, in 1924. [2]

It has a two-story gable-roofed central section with a pedimented bay. [2] It has a T-shaped addition added in 1972, making the interior into an H-pattern.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Georgia Courthouses Thematic National Register Nomination Architectural Survey: Peach County Courthouse". National Park Service. with photos