Schley County Courthouse

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Schley County Courthouse
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LocationGA 26, Ellaville, Georgia
Coordinates 32°14′16″N84°18′32″W / 32.23788°N 84.30898°W / 32.23788; -84.30898
Arealess than one acre
Built1899 (1899)
Architect Golucke & Stewart, contractor Algernon Blair
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
MPS Georgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No. 80001230 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1980

Schley County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Ellaville, Georgia. It is the county's second county courthouse building. Designed by Golucke & Stewart in a Romanesque Revival style, it was built in 1899. [2] It is made of brick with stone and metal trim. The interior has a cross pan. The courtroom had a pressed metal ceiling, which has been covered over except for the balcony. It has capped clock towers.

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980. It is located on GA 26.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Wilber W. Caldwell (2001). The Courthouse and the Depot: The Architecture of Hope in an Age of Despair : a Narrative Guide to Railroad Expansion and Its Impact on Public Architecture in Georgia, 1833-1910. Mercer University Press. pp. 460–462. ISBN   978-0-86554-748-3.