Newton County Courthouse (Georgia) Explained

Newton County Courthouse
Coordinates:33.5969°N -83.8603°W
Architect:Bruce & Morgan; Smith, James
Architecture:Second Empire
Added:September 18, 1980
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:80001216

Newton County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in Courthouse Square in Covington, Georgia, the county seat of Newton County, Georgia. The courthouse was designed by Bruce & Morgan in a Second Empire architecture style and built in 1884. It was constructed on the same site as a previouse county courthouse building that burned down on December 31, 1883.[1] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980.

The courthouse features in two postcards from around 1907.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/courthouses/newtonCH.htm Newton County Courthouse
  2. http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/courthouses/newtonCHpostcard4.htm postcard with horse and carriage street view
  3. http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/courthouses/newtonCHpostcard2.htm Endurance Race Entertaining Savannah Auto Club postcard