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The Cochran Municipal Building and School are two historic buildings in
The Cochran Municipal Building and School are two historic buildings in Cochran, Georgia
Cochran is a city in Bleckley County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 5,026. The city is the county seat of Bleckley County.
Cochran is named for Judge Arthur E. Cochran and was incorporated on March ...
. They are located at the intersection of Dykes Street (Georgia State Route 112
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/ 26) and Second Street (U.S. Route 23
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Business
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), on the same block as the Bleckley County Courthouse. The school was built in 1928 and the Municipal Building was built in 1942. The Municipal Building was designed by Dennis and Dennis of Macon, Georgia, and was constructed by the Works Progress Administration
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The two buildings were added to the 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 ...
on July 31, 2003.
See also
*National Register of Historic Places listings in Bleckley County, Georgia
This is a list of properties and districts in Bleckley County, Georgia that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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* Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Buildings and structures in Bleckley County, Georgia National Register of Historic Places in Bleckley County, Georgia Colonial Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state) School buildings completed in 1928 Bleckley County, Georgia 1928 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) {{GeorgiaUS-NRHP-stub