Cherokee County Courthouse (Georgia) Explained

Cherokee County Courthouse
Location:100 North St., Canton, Georgia
Coordinates:34.2375°N -84.4914°W
Built:1928
Architect:Brown, A. Ten Eyck
Builder:McCauley, J. S., Co.
Architecture:Neoclassical
Added:May 28, 1981
Mpsub:Georgia County Courthouses TR
Refnum:81000198

Cherokee County Courthouse in Canton, Georgia was built in 1928. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

The previous courthouse was destroyed in a fire in March 1927. The new one was a five-story Neoclassical Revival building that dominates over Canton's public square. It is significant architecturally in part because it is one of few courthouses in Georgia made of local marble.[1]

It was designed by architect A. Ten Eyck Brown (1878-1940). There was a master sculptor, Jimmy Watt, who supervised other sculptors including David Ashe Herschel Couch and B. Maloni who carved the four eagles above the front portico.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=81000198}} Thematic National Register Nomination - Georgia Courthouses - Architectural Survey: Cherokee County Courthouse]. National Park Service. July 12, 2016 . Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. . April 13, 1981 . with