The Wilcox County Courthouse in

Abbeville, Georgia Abbeville is a city in Wilcox County, Georgia, Wilcox County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 2,685. The city is the county seat of Wilcox County. History Abbeville was founded in 1 ...

was built in 1903. It was designed by architect Frank P. Milburn, who also designed several other Georgia

courthouses A courthouse or court house is a structure which houses judicial functions for a governmental entity such as a state, region, province, county, prefecture, regency, or similar governmental unit. A courthouse is home to one or more courtrooms, ...

. Its facade features cream-colored brick and stone trim. It has two Ionic

tetrastyle A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cultu ...

porches. With . In 1980, the courthouse building stood out as impressive relative to the surrounding crossroads community of Abbeville, and it could be seen for miles.

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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Neoclassical architecture in Georgia (U.S. state) Government buildings completed in 1903 National Register of Historic Places in Wilcox County, Georgia County courthouses in Georgia (U.S. state) Buildings and structures in Wilcox County, Georgia {{GeorgiaUS-NRHP-stub