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 Brooks County Courthouse - Quitman, GA
N 30° 47.114 W 083° 33.602
17R E 255018 N 3408602
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: WMG4WM
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 01/13/2013
Views: 1
"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.]"
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Street address:
100 West Screven Street
Quitman, GA USA
31643
County / Borough / Parish: Brooks County
Year listed: 1980
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Economics, Law, Politics/Government, Architecture, Communications
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Historic function: Government
Current function: Government
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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