Stewart County Courthouse

The Stewart County Courthouse, in Lumpkin, Georgia is a historic courthouse built in 1923 for Stewart County, Georgia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

Stewart County Courthouse
North Facade and Clock Tower - 2017
Stewart County Courthouse is located in Georgia
Stewart County Courthouse
LocationCourthouse Sq., Lumpkin, Georgia
Coordinates32°03′01″N 84°47′40″W / 32.05028°N 84.79444°W / 32.05028; -84.79444 (Stewart County Courthouse)
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1923
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Part ofLumpkin Commercial Historic District (ID82002473[1])
MPSGeorgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.80001234[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1980
Stewart County Courthouse - South Facade - 2017

It was built to replace the previous courthouse, built in 1895, which was burned in 1922.[2] It is a two-story brick Classical Revival-style courthouse.[3] Its front and rear facades have identical projecting pedimented porticoes with four Tuscan columns.[2] The building's original cupola and clocktower have been lost.[2] It is at the center of the Lumpkin Commercial Historic District.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Thematic National Register Nomination -- Georgia Courthouses: Stewart County Courthouse". National Park Service. 1980. Retrieved June 28, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lumpkin Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. 1982. Retrieved June 28, 2018. With accompanying five photos from 1980
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