Dade County Courthouse | |
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| Location | Courthouse Sq., Trenton, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 34°52′20″N85°30′33″W / 34.87222°N 85.50917°W Coordinates: 34°52′20″N85°30′33″W / 34.87222°N 85.50917°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1926 |
| Built by | Barrett Construction Co. |
| Architectural style | Carpenter Style |
| MPS | Georgia County Courthouses TR |
| NRHP reference # | 80001009 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 18, 1980 |
The Dade County Courthouse in Trenton, Georgia was built in 1926. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]
Trenton is a city in Dade County, Georgia, United States. Founded in the 1830s, the area was originally known as Salem. In 1839 Salem was designated the seat of the newly formed Dade County. It was renamed Trenton in 1841. The population was 2,301 at the 2010 census. It is the only incorporated municipality in the county, and as such it serves as the county seat. Trenton is part of the Chattanooga, Tennessee–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.
It is a two-story brick and concrete building. It was built by Barrett Construction Co. in what has been termed "Carpenter Style", also employed in the 1857 Dawson County Courthouse and the White County Courthouse. [2] [3]
The Old White County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse building in Cleveland, Georgia, and home to the White County Historical Society. It was built in 1859. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1970. It is on GA 115, and flanked by the northbound and southbound lanes of US 129 between SR 115 as well as East Jarrard Street to the north. The building was used for White County government business until 1962 when a modernist courthouse was built south of the square on South Main Street.
