Newton County Courthouse | |
 Newton County Courthouse (photograph by
Calvin Beale taken in 1969) | |
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| Location | Courthouse Sq., Covington, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 33°35′49″N 83°51′37″W / 33.59694°N 83.86028°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1884 |
| Architect | Bruce & Morgan; Smith, James |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| MPS | Georgia County Courthouses TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80001216 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 18, 1980 |
Newton County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in Courthouse Square in Covington, Georgia, the county seat of Newton County, Georgia. The courthouse was designed by Bruce & Morgan in a Second Empire architecture style and built in 1884. [2] It was constructed on the same site as a previouse county courthouse building that burned down on December 31, 1883. [2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980.
The courthouse features in two postcards from around 1907. [3] [4]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Newton County Courthouse Georgia Info
- ^ postcard with horse and carriage street view Georgia Info
- ^ Endurance Race Entertaining Savannah Auto Club postcard Georgia Info
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- County courthouses in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Buildings and structures in Newton County, Georgia
- Government buildings completed in 1884
- Second Empire architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
- National Register of Historic Places in Newton County, Georgia