Brantley County Courthouse

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Brantley County Courthouse
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Location117 Brantley St., Nahunta, Georgia
Coordinates 31°12′11″N81°58′54″W / 31.20300°N 81.98157°W / 31.20300; -81.98157 Coordinates: 31°12′11″N81°58′54″W / 31.20300°N 81.98157°W / 31.20300; -81.98157
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1930 (1930)
Built byLedsinger and Turner
ArchitectThomas J. Darling
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Georgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No. 95000712 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 14, 1995
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Brantley County Courthouse

The Brantley County Courthouse is a historic courthouse for Brantley County in Nahunta, Georgia. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 14, 1995. It is located at 117 Brantley Street.

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Hoboken, Georgia was Brantley County's original county seat and the county's first courthouse was built there in 1921, a year after the county's creation. In 1923 the legislature designated Nahunta as Brantley's county seat. A two-story brick courthouse was built in Nahunta in 1930 and remains the county courthouse today. An addition was added in 1978. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/courthouses/brantleyCH.ht%5B%5D