Dooly County Courthouse-Vienna, Georgia
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Sprinterman
N 32° 05.460 W 083° 47.455
17S E 236597 N 3553932
located in downtown Vienna
Waymark Code: WMAG0W
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 01/11/2011
Views: 4
The Dec. 24, 1821 act organizing Dooly County provided that until the inferior court designated a county seat, court sessions initially be held in the house of Isaac Jones (Ga. Laws 1821, p. 44). A Dec. 10, 1823 act made the house of John Goldsmith temporary courthouse until a courthouse could be built (Ga. Laws 1823, p. 190). An act passed Dec. 20, 1824 continued Goldsmith's house as the temporary courthouse (Ga. Laws 1824, p. 140). At some point, a wooden courthouse was built in Drayton. In Dec. 1841, the legislature moved the county seat from Drayton back to Berrien, which it renamed Vienna. The legislation directed Dooly County officials to make the move by Feb. 1, 1842 -- so presumably a courthouse was quickly erected in early 1842. This wooden building burned in 1847 and was replaced by another wooden courthouse in 1849. This structure was later replaced by the current courthouse in 1892. The courthouse was renovated in 1963 and again in the late 1980s.
Year Built: 1892
Current Use of Building: Courts and county offices
Level of Courts: County
Architect: William H. Parkins
Dates this building was used to house judicial proceedings: 1892-present
Physical Address:
6th Steet and E Union Streets
Related Website: [Web Link]
Hours: Not listed
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