Monroe County Courthouse (Georgia) Explained

Monroe County Courthouse
Coordinates:33.0342°N -83.9389°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location for Monroe County Courthouse
Architect:Bruce & Morgan
Builder:Knoxville Building & Construction
Architecture:High Victorian
Added:September 18, 1980
Mpsub:Georgia County Courthouses TR
Refnum:80001121

The Monroe County Courthouse is the courthouse for Monroe County, Georgia in Forsyth, which was built in 1896. It was designed by architects Bruce & Morgan, who also designed the similar Butts County Courthouse built two years later. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

The courtroom was called "one of the most impressive in Georgia" in its National Register nomination.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80001121}} National Register Nomination, Georgia Courthouses Architectural Survey: Monroe County Courthouse ]. National Park Service. 1980 . February 1, 2017 . with