National Register of Historic Places

Walker County Courthouse

LaFayette, Walker County, Georgia
Listed
September 17, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80001254

About this property

The Walker County Courthouse in LaFayette, Georgia was built in 1917 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was designed with Beaux-Arts architecture by architect Charles E. Bearden. It is a three-story, rectangular courthouse built of cream brick. It has multiple pairs of "colossal" Tuscan order columns running up the second and third stories, alternating with triple windows. Its entablature has triglyphs and metopes. It is described in its National Register nomination as having a Beaux Arts/Renaissance Revival design: "It is not a pure design but is adapted and is Renaissance Revival more in massing and long horizontal lines rather than specific details." Its interior features oak millwork that is especially noteworthy. Its courtroom is "unusually spacious; the woodwork, the deeply recessed ceiling squares, the retention of early light fixtures blend to create a sophisticated statement." Bearden, an architect based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, also designed the NRHP-listed Richard Hardy Memorial School in South Pittsburg, Tennessee.

Location

LaFayette, Walker County, Georgia
34.70437, -85.28058

Categories

ECONOMICSLAWPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURECOMMUNICATIONS
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Walker County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

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

What type of historic resource is Walker County Courthouse?

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

What is the period of significance for Walker County Courthouse?

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

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