Brooks County Courthouse - Quitman, GA
N 30° 47.114 W 083° 33.602
17R E 255018 N 3408603
The Brooks County Courthouse was constructed from 1859-1864 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980. According to a plaque on the courthouse, it was improved by the Works Progress Administration in 1939.
Waymark Code: WMG4WP
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 01/13/2013
Views: 2
"In Jan. 1859, a month after the creation of Brooks County, the home of Thomas Folsom in Quitman was used as the county's first court room. Subsequently, a temporary courthouse was built. Later in 1859, work began on a permanent courthouse. With the outbreak of the Civil War, work preceded slowly, especially after the contractor died in 1862. The courthouse was not finished until 1864. In 1892, the courthouse underwent extensive renovation. [See
postcard 1,
postcard 2, and
postcard 3 for photos of the courthouse in the early 1900s before the red brick building was painted white.]"
-- Source
Project type: Government building (non-park)
Date built or created: 1939
Location: Brooks County Courthouse
City: Quitman
Condition: Good upkeep with a little wear and tear
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