National Register of Historic Places

Dodge County Courthouse

Eastman, Dodge County, Georgia
Listed
September 17, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80001012

About this property

The Dodge County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located in Eastman, Georgia. Built in 1908, it was designed by Eastman-born American architect Edward Columbus Hosford, who is noted for the courthouses and other buildings that he designed in Florida, Georgia and Texas. The builder was M.L. Lewman & Company. This was the first courthouse Hosford designed. His commission was controversial because his father, Charlie Columbus Hosford, was a member of the building committee appointed by the county commissioners. Since Edward C. Hosford then lived in Atlanta, it was rumored that he was going to farm the project out to the more experienced architect who had been bypassed in order to give him the commission, but he moved back to Eastman and did all the work himself. On September 18, 1980, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In recent history, members of the Dodge County Board of Commissioners have debated demolishing the historic courthouse due to pigeon contamination.

Location

Eastman, Dodge County, Georgia
32.20096, -83.17618

Categories

ECONOMICSLAWPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURECOMMUNICATIONS
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Dodge County Jail
Industrial
0.2 mi
Eastman, William Pitt, House
Industrial
0.3 mi
Eastman Bus Station
Industrial
0.4 mi
Peabody School
Industrial
0.7 mi
Williamson Mausoleum at Orphans Cemetery
Listed
2.4 mi

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When was Dodge County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

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

What type of historic resource is Dodge County Courthouse?

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

What is the period of significance for Dodge County Courthouse?

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

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