National Register of Historic Places

Bartow County Courthouse

Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia
Listed
September 17, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80000971

About this property

The Bartow County Courthouse, built in 1902, is an historic redbrick Classical Revival style county courthouse located on Courthouse Square in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, United States. Designed by the Louisville, Kentucky architectural firm of Kenneth McDonald & Co. together with self-taught Georgia architect J. W. Golucke, who is said to have designed 27 courthouses in Georgia and four in Alabama, it is Bartow County's third courthouse and the second one built in Cartersville. The first courthouse was built in Cassville while the county was known as Cass County. It was burned by General Sherman's troops in 1864. In 1867 the county seat was moved to Cartersville and the second courthouse was built in 1873. It proved to be unsatisfactory because court proceedings had to be halted while trains passed by on the nearby railroad. In 1992 a courthouse annex known as the Frank Moore Administration and Judicial Center was completed. While the 1902 building is still used for some court purposes, most of the proceedings are held in the 1992 building. On September 18, 1980, the 1902 courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia
34.16593, -84.79791

Categories

ECONOMICSLAWPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURECOMMUNICATIONS
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Sources

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When was Bartow County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Bartow County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Bartow County Courthouse?

Bartow County Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Bartow County Courthouse?

The period of significance for Bartow County Courthouse is recorded as the industrial era.

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