The Barrow County Courthouse, which is located on Courthouse Sq. in
Winder, Georgia, was built in 1916. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1980.
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It was designed by ]J.J. Baldwin
James J. Baldwin (1888–1955), commonly known as J.J. Baldwin, was an American architect who designed numerous courthouse buildings and other works in several U.S. states. His most spectacular work is the Cherokee County Courthouse (Murphy, Nor ...
. It has a one-story projecting entrance and a two-story Doric Doric may refer to:
* Doric, of or relating to the Dorians of ancient Greece
** Doric Greek, the dialects of the Dorians
* Doric order, a style of ancient Greek architecture
* Doric mode, a synonym of Dorian mode
* Doric dialect (Scotland)
* Doric ...
tetrastyleportico
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...
. It has a three-stage clock tower with clocks facing in four directions.contributing buildings
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County courthouses in Georgia (U.S. state)
National Register of Historic Places in Barrow County, Georgia
Neoclassical architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
Gothic Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
Government buildings completed in 1916
1916 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
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