The City Hall and Firehouse, built in , is an historic
city hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...
and
fire station building located on the corner of Crawford and Water streets in
Bainbridge,
Georgia. It was designed by
Atlanta-based architect
William Augustus Edwards
William Augustus Edwards, also known as William A. Edwards (December 8, 1866 – March 30, 1939) was an Atlanta-based American architect renowned for the educational buildings, courthouses and other public and private buildings that he desig ...
who designed nine South Carolina courthouses as well as academic buildings at twelve institutions in
Florida, Georgia and
South Carolina. It is a
contributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distri ...
in the
Bainbridge Commercial Historic District
The Bainbridge Commercial Historic District is a historic district comprising the downtown business area of Bainbridge, Georgia. It includes Bainbridge's original courthouse square, now Willis Park, and 56 contributing buildings in a area rou ...
, which was added to the
National Register of Historic Places on .
In , the Bainbridge-Decatur County Arts Council bought the building from the City of Bainbridge. It is now the Firehouse Arts Center.
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Art museums and galleries in Georgia (U.S. state)
Buildings and structures in Decatur County, Georgia
City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
City halls in Georgia (U.S. state)
Defunct fire stations in Georgia (U.S. state)
Fire stations completed in 1914
Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
Government buildings completed in 1914
Historic district contributing properties in Georgia (U.S. state)
National Register of Historic Places in Decatur County, Georgia
Tourist attractions in Decatur County, Georgia
William Augustus Edwards buildings
Bainbridge, Georgia
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