Fannin County Courthouse (Georgia)

Fannin County Courthouse

Old Fannin County Courthouse
Location Blue Ridge, Georgia, United States
Coordinates 34°51′49″N 84°19′38″W / 34.86361°N 84.32722°W / 34.86361; -84.32722Coordinates: 34°51′49″N 84°19′38″W / 34.86361°N 84.32722°W / 34.86361; -84.32722
Built 1937
Architect Edwards, Sayward & Robert B. Logan Associates;[1] builder W. P. Marshall
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Georgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP Reference #

95000716

[2]
Added to NRHP June 8, 1995

The Fannin County Courthouse, built in 1937, is an historic courthouse building located in Blue Ridge, Georgia, United States. It was designed by Atlanta-based architect William Augustus Edwards who designed one other courthouse in Georgia, two in Florida and nine in South Carolina well as academic buildings at 12 institutions in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.[3] On June 8, 1995, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

In 2004 it was replaced by a new courthouse built next door. It is now leased as Georgia Mountain Center for the Arts.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Historic Resources of Northwest Georgia, p. 6 - accessible only through Internet Explorer
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards
  4. ↑ Vinson Institute: courthouses in Georgia: Fannin
  5. ↑ Vinson Institute: courthouses in Georgia: Old Fannin

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