The Old Marion County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse building in
Tazewell, Georgia
Tazewell is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census, with a population of 93.
History
A post office called Tazewell was estab ...
, which served as the
county seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US st ...
of
Marion County, Georgia
Marion County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 Census, the county had a population of 7,498. The county seat is Buena Vista. The county was created on December 14, 1827. The county wa ...
for a short time. It was built in 1848. The county seat was moved in 1850 to what is now
Buena Vista, Georgia
Buena Vista ( ) is a city in Marion County, Georgia, Marion County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,1 ...
. The site is commemorated with a
historical marker
A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, or in other places referred to as a historical marker, historic marker, or historic plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typically attached to a wall, stone, or other ...
.
historical marker
Waymarking.com[Old Marion County courthouse]
Waymarking.com The building has also served as Marion Lodge No. 14 F. & A.M. (Free and Accepted Masons
Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities ...
).[
The building was 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 ...
in 1980 and is located on Georgia State Route 137
State Route 137 (SR 137) is a southwest-to-northeast state highway in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway connects Cusseta with Buena Vista and Butler. It travels through the southeastern portion of Fort Ben ...
.
See also
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* Old Chattahoochee County Courthouse
The Old Chattahoochee County Courthouse was built in Cusseta, Georgia, in newly created Chattahoochee County, Georgia, Chattahoochee County in 1854. After it was no longer used and slated for demolition, it was moved to Westville (Georgia), Westv ...
- similar courthouse
References
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External links
Photo of courthouse on Flickr
Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
Marion County Courthouse
Buildings and structures in Marion County, Georgia
National Register of Historic Places in Marion County, Georgia