Charlton County Courthouse

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Charlton County Courthouse
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The courthouse in 2015
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LocationOff GA 40, Folkston, Georgia
Coordinates 30°49′55″N82°00′17″W / 30.83189°N 82.00486°W / 30.83189; -82.00486 Coordinates: 30°49′55″N82°00′17″W / 30.83189°N 82.00486°W / 30.83189; -82.00486
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1928 (1928)
Built byBasil P. Kennard
ArchitectBenjamin (further name not given)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS Georgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference # 80000987 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1980

The Charlton County Courthouse is located in Folkston, Georgia. It is in the Neoclassical style and was constructed in 1928 out of brick, stone, and concrete. The construction cost was $46,000 and the clock cost and additional $3,000. The total cost of the project was $54,000. It is the fourth courthouse built for this county and is built on the site of the previous courthouse, which was built in 1902 and burned in 1928. [2]

Folkston, Georgia City in Georgia, United States

Folkston is a city in and the county seat of Charlton County, Georgia, United States. Folkston is in the Jacksonville Metropolitan Area. The population was 4,148 as of the 2010 census, up from 2,178 in 2000, largely due to the extension of the city boundary to include D. Ray James Prison.

Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century. In its purest form, it is a style principally derived from the architecture of classical antiquity, the Vitruvian principles, and the work of the Italian architect Andrea Palladio.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. NRHP form