Elbert County Courthouse is a historic courthouse on Courthouse Square in downtown
Elberton, Georgia
Elberton is the largest city in Elbert County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,653 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Elbert County.
History
Settled in the 1780s, Elbert was designated seat of the newly formed Elbert ...
, county seat of
Elbert County, Georgia
Elbert County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,637. The county seat is Elberton. The county was established on December 10, 1790, and was named for Samuel ...
. The
Romanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to ...
building was designed by
Reuben H. Hunt and constructed in 1894.
[Elbert County Courthouse]
Georgia Info It is featured on several postcards.
/ref> It was listed on 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 September 18, 1980.
The brick exterior of the courthouse was painted white for several decades until the early 2000s when the exterior brick was repainted red to recreate the original appearance of red bricks.[
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See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Elbert County, Georgia
References
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County courthouses in Georgia (U.S. state)
Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
Buildings and structures in Elbert County, Georgia
Government buildings completed in 1894
National Register of Historic Places in Elbert County, Georgia