Talbot County Courthouse (Georgia)

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Talbot County Courthouse
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LocationCourthouse Sq., Talbotton, Georgia
Coordinates 32°40′37″N84°32′27″W / 32.67694°N 84.54083°W / 32.67694; -84.54083 (Talbot County Courthouse)
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1892
Built byWestbrook & Bennett
ArchitectBruce & Morgan
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS Georgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No. 80001241 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1980

The Talbot County Courthouse, on Courthouse Sq. in Talbotton, Georgia, is a brick County courthouse that was built in 1892. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

It was designed by architects Bruce & Morgan in Queen Anne style and "is smaller and more picturesque than many of their courthouses." [2]

It has a tall, pyramidally topped clock tower on the east corner, and a squat bell-capped tower on the west corner, linked by a gable. It has a Romanesque arched entryway. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Thematic National Register Nomination--Georgia Courthouses: Talbot County Courthouse". National Park Service. 1980. Retrieved June 19, 2018.