Harris County Courthouse (Georgia) Explained

Harris County Courthouse
Location:Hamilton, Georgia
Coordinates:32.7586°N -84.8747°W
Built:1908
Architect:Edward Columbus Hosford
builder = Mutual Construction Company
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:September 18, 1980
Mpsub:Georgia County Courthouses TR
Refnum:80001089

The Harris County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located in Hamilton, Georgia. Built in 1908, it was designed by Georgia-born American architect Edward Columbus Hosford. He is noted for his designs of courthouses and other buildings found in Florida, Georgia and Texas. Harris County's was the second courthouse he had ever designed.[1] [2]

On September 18, 1980, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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Notes and References

  1. Caldwell, Wilber W, The Courthouse and the Depot: The Architecture of Hope in an Age of Despair: A Narrative Guide to Railroad Expansion and Its Impact on Public Architecture in Georgia, 1833-1910, Macon: Mercer University Press, 2001, p.252 & 366.
  2. http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/GA/Harris/state.html National Register listings for Harris County