The Sparta Historic District in
Sparta, Georgia
Sparta is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Milledgeville Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 1,400 at the 2010 census.
History
Sparta was founded in 1795 in the new ...
, is a
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
which 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 ...
in 1974. It included 26
contributing buildings
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 distric ...
.
[ The Rossiter-Little House is a contributing property.
The district is roughly bounded by Hamilton, Elm, W, and Burwell Streets.][
It includes the Hancock County Courthouse, a brick ]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 ...
which was designed in 1881 by architects Parkins and Bruce of Atlanta. The courthouse was completed by 1883.[ With .] The morning of August 11, 2014, the courthouse was consumed in a fire, but was rebuilt and rededicated exactly 2-years after the fire.
Gallery
File:Roberts-Beall House.jpg, alt=, Roberts-Beall House
File:Old Hancock County Jail.jpg, alt=, Old Hancock County Jail
File:Old Eagle Tavern - Sparta, GA.jpg, alt=, Old Eagle Tavern
File:GAHancock01b.jpg, alt=, Hancock County Courthouse before fire & subsequent restoration
References
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
Greek Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
Victorian architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
Buildings and structures completed in 1797
Hancock County, Georgia
William H. Parkins buildings
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