Pierce County Courthouse (Georgia)

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Pierce County Courthouse
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LocationMain Street, Blackshear, Georgia
Coordinates 31°18′24″N82°14′34″W / 31.30659°N 82.24290°W / 31.30659; -82.24290
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1902 (1902)
Built byGeorge A. Clayton
ArchitectJ.W. Golucke & Co.
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Georgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No. 80001220 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1980

The Pierce County Courthouse is located in Blackshear, Georgia, on US 84. It was built in 1902 at a cost of $20,000. It is made of several shades of red brick with pink and white mortar. It has fluted columns made of metal. There is a brick addition in the rear of the building. The interior has a small rotunda. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. NRHP form