National Register of Historic Places

Brooks County Courthouse

Quitman, Brooks County, Georgia
Listed
September 17, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80000976

About this property

The Brooks County Courthouse in Quitman, Georgia is the historic county courthouse of Brooks County, Georgia. The building is an example of Renaissance Revival and Romanesque Revival architecture. It underwent extensive renovations in 1892. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The Brooks County Courthouse was built from 1859–64; it was designed by architect John Wind. Because of shortages of material and labor, the courthouse was one of only two courthouses in Georgia built during the Civil War; the other is the Banks County Courthouse in Homer. Because of the war, plans for the courthouse were substantially scaled back; a proposed parapet, cupola, roof balustrade, ornate courtroom columns, and porticos on the ends of the building were never built. The original courthouse resembles another Wind courthouse, the Thomas County Courthouse at Thomasville (1858), as well as Elam Alexander's Bibb County Courthouse (1829) in Macon; all three courthouses are in a brick vernacular style. The county paid for the building with $14,985 in Confederate money, which soon became worthless. The building was remodeled in 1892, with Bruce & Morgan as architects, one of sixteen Georgia courthouses designed by the firm between 1882 and 1898. The remodeled courthouse is Italian Renaissance Revival, with elements of Richardsonian Romanesque in the massive twin arches at the main entrance and Queen Anne style in the fenestration. Media related to Brooks County Courthouse (Georgia) at Wikimedia Commons

Location

Quitman, Brooks County, Georgia
30.78570, -83.56006

Categories

ECONOMICSLAWPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURECOMMUNICATIONS
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Nearby Historic Sites

Brooks County Jail
Industrial
0.1 mi
Quitman Historic District
Listed
0.3 mi
Harris-Ramsey-Norris House
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0.5 mi
Turner, Henry Gray, House and Grounds
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0.8 mi
Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery
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2.6 mi

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When was Brooks County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

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

What type of historic resource is Brooks County Courthouse?

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

What is the period of significance for Brooks County Courthouse?

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

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