Old Effingham County Courthouse
The Old Effingham County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in Springfield, the county seat of Effingham County in east central Georgia.[2] It is located on Georgia State Route 21, at 901 North Pine Street in Springfield.
Effingham County Courthouse | |
 The courthouse in 2015 | |
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| Location | 901 N. Pine St., Springfield, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 32.37412°N 81.31494°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1908–1909 |
| Architect | Hyman C. Whitcover |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical (Palladian) |
| MPS | Georgia County Courthouses TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80001016[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 18, 1980 |
The courthouse was designed by Savannah architect Hyman C. Whitcover and was built from 1908 to 1909 at a cost of $40,000, soon after George Mills Brinson's railroad was extended to Springfield in August 1907.[2][3]
The courthouse is in the Neoclassical style, with Palladian aspects.[4] The building replaced a previous county courthouse built in 1849.[5]
The Old Effingham County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980.[1]
Construction began on a new courthouse, officially the Effingham County Judicial Complex, in 2004, with construction complete by late 2006, occupation in January 2007, and a dedication ceremony in March 2007.[5] The old courthouse is now used as the Effingham County district attorney's office.[5][6] The offices of the county tax commissioner are also located in old courthouse.[7] Other county administrative offices are located in separate building (formerly a church) near the new courthouse.[5]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Wilber W. Caldwell, The Courthouse and the Depot: The Architecture of Hope in an Age of Despair (Mercer University Press, 2001), pp. 549-50.
- Gary L. Doster, East Central Georgia in Vintage Postcards (Arcadia Publishing, 1998), p. 64.
- Old Effingham County Courthouse, Digital Library of Georgia.
- Effingham County Courthouse, Digital Library of Georgia.
- Effingham County, Ogeechee Judicial Circuit.
- Effingham County Office of the Tax Commissioner.
External links
- Exterior and interior photographs of the Old Effingham County Courthouse
Media related to Effingham County Courthouse at Wikimedia Commons