The Camden County Courthouse (or Old Camden County Courthouse) is a two-story

courthouse A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-spe ...

in the US city of Woodbine, Georgia. The courthouse was entered into the United States'

National Register of Historic Places 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 or "great artistic v ...

in 1980; it is a contributing building in the Woodbine Historic District, which was listed on the NRHP in 1999. with The building was designed by

Julian de Bruyn Kops Julian de Bruyn Kops (1862–1942) was an architect in Savannah, Georgia. Several of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. He was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He studied architecture and civil engineering at ...

(1862–1942). Since its completion in 1928, it has served not only as a courthouse for Georgia's Camden County, but also as a venue for meetings, commerce, and other functions. It was nominated for the NRHP as Georgia's only 20th-century example of

Late Gothic Revival architecture Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...

. It sports a brick façade, castellated

portico 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 ...

and

parapet A parapet is a barrier that is an extension of the wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian ''parapetto'' (''parare'' 'to cover/defend' and ''petto'' 'chest/breast'). Whe ...

s, and rectangular windows with crown molding.

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* {{National Register of Historic Places Gothic Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state) Government buildings completed in 1928 Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Buildings and structures in Camden County, Georgia Former county courthouses in Georgia (U.S. state) National Register of Historic Places in Camden County, Georgia Historic district contributing properties in Georgia (U.S. state)