Pike County Courthouse - Zebulon, GA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Pike County Courthouse, built in 1895, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The courthouse is built in the Romanesque Revival/Colonial Revival architectural style. The courthouse is a two story brick building with a wooden clock tower over the main entrance.

Pike County:

Created by Act of Dec. 9, 1822, from Monroe County, Pike County originally contained part of Spalding, Upson and Lamar Counties. It was named for Zebulon Montgomery Pike (1779- 1813), leader, in 1805, of an expedition to trace the Mississippi River to its source. Later he explored the interior of Louisiana. Made a Brig. Gen. in 1813, he was killed at Toronto, Canada, while commanding American forces there. First officers of Pike County, commissioned Feb. 25, 1823, were: Willis Whatley, Sheriff; John H. Broadnax, Clk. Sup. Ct.; William Myrick, Clk. Inf. Ct.; Joel Moore, Coroner. James Lowery, Surveyor, was commissioned Jan. 9, 1824.

Source: Georgia Historic marker - GHM 114-2

Street address: Courthouse Sq Zebulon, GA USA 30295-0377 County / Borough / Parish: Pike Year listed: 1980 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Government / Courthouse Current function: Government / Courthouse Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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