Old Effingham County Courthouse
Effingham County Courthouse | |
 The courthouse in 2015 | |
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| Location | 901 N. Pine St., Springfield, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 32°22′27″N 81°18′54″W / 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 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.
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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d Effingham County Courthouse, Digital Library of Georgia.
- ^ Effingham County, Ogeechee Judicial Circuit.
- ^ Effingham County Office of the Tax Commissioner.
External links
[edit]- Exterior and interior photographs of the Old Effingham County Courthouse
Media related to Effingham County Courthouse at Wikimedia Commons
- Buildings and structures in Effingham County, Georgia
- Former county courthouses in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Government buildings completed in 1909
- Palladian architecture
- Neoclassical architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
- National Register of Historic Places in Effingham County, Georgia