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 ...

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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 ...

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building was designed by Reuben H. Hunt and constructed in 1894.Elbert County Courthouse
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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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{{Registered Historic Places 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

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