Emanuel County Courthouse
The Emanuel County Courthouse in Swainsboro, Georgia serves Emanuel County. The current building is the county's eighth courthouse.
Former courthouse
Emanuel County Courthouse and Sheriff Department | |
Location | Main St., Swainsboro, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 32°35′48″N 82°20′4″W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1940 (courthouse); 1912 (Sheriff Department) |
Architect | Dennis and Dennis (courthouse); L.F. Goodrich (Sheriff Department) |
Architectural style | Stripped Classical; |
MPS | Georgia County Courthouses TR |
NRHP reference No. | 95000715[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 14, 1995 |
The former courthouse in Swainsboro, built in 1940 and since demolished, and a sheriff department building, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 as Emanuel County Courthouse and Sheriff Department.[1] The Sheriff Department building, built in 1912, is a one-story Classical Revival building with a pedimented entrance portico. It was designed by Augusta, Georgia, architect L.F. Goodrich.[2]
The courthouse served as Emanuel County's seventh justice building, replacing the 1920 courthouse that was destroyed in a 1938 fire.[2] It was designed in Stripped Classical style by architects Dennis and Dennis.[2] The courthouse was demolished in 2002, but a historical marker remains.[3]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Leslie N. Sharp (April 13, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Emanuel County Courthouse and Sheriff Department". National Park Service. Retrieved March 17, 2017. with six photos
- Marker