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When county seats have been moved, a new courthouse was typically constructed. Courthouses in Georgia have also been destroyed by disasters including fire, tornadoes, war, and arson. The most recent county courthouse to suffer a disaster was the burning of Hancock County, Georgia's courthouse in August 2014.
Under the Georgia State Constitution, all of its counties are granted home rule to deal with problems that are purely local in nature. Each county has a county seat. In Georgia, county seats typically have a courthouse at a town square. Of the current 159 counties and two historic counties, 47 counties have changed their county seat at least once.
Former county courthouses in Georgia (U.S. state) (24 P) Pages in category "County courthouses in Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 87 pages are in this category, out of 87 total.
A list of courthouses in Georgia may refer to: List of county courthouses in Georgia (U.S. state), county courthouses in the American state of Georgia; List of United States federal courthouses in Georgia, federal courthouses in the American state of Georgia; List of courthouses in Georgia (country), courthouses in the country of Georgia
It is the third courthouse built for the county. The interior of the building has a cross plan, with entrances on all four sides. Annexes were built in 1969, 1990, and 1993. At the time of construction, it was the most modern and elaborate building in the city. [3] The courthouse is one of 19 courthouses built in Georgia between 1930 and 1945.
Henry County Courthouse is a county courthouse in McDonough, Georgia, county seat of Henry County, Georgia. It was built in 1897 in a Romanesque Revival architecture style according to designs by Golucke & Stewart. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980. It is located in Courthouse Square.
Evans County Courthouse (2012) Evans County was created in 1914, first by a proposed constitutional amendment in the Georgia General Assembly on August 11 and then officially ratified by a vote of the citizens of Georgia on November 23. [3] With the creation of the new county a courthouse was needed.
Decatur County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in Bainbridge, Georgia, the county seat of Decatur County, Georgia. The Neoclassical building was designed by Alexander Blair III and built in 1902. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980. It is located on West Street and Water Street.