Old Bartow County Courthouse ~ Cartersville, GA
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N 34° 10.031 W 084° 47.752
16S E 703165 N 3782888
Currently open as the Bartow County History Museum. This area was called Cass County (1832 to 1861), renamed to Bartow County 1861.
Waymark Code: WMNKVZ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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County of courthouse: Bartow County
Location of courthouse: 4 E. Church St., (under bridge), Cartersville
Year built: 1869
Architects: Fay and Corput

"The Bartow History Museum, located in the 1869 Courthouse "under the bridge" in downtown Cartersville, preserves the cultural, industrial and agricultural heritage of Bartow County and northwest Georgia. Visitors will delight in this glimpse back into the workshops, farmsteads, and mercantile located in this center of trade, politics and transportation. Artifacts, archives and oral histories from pioneer settlements to the early 20th Century can be viewed." ~ Cartersville - Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau

"the old bartow bounty courthouse was built in 1869 after the civil war. this building was bartow county's courthouse until 1902 when the new courthouse was built down the street. the old bartow county courthouse is currently under renovation and in the future will be the home to the bartow county history museum." ~ doug 48 (Oct 27, 2010)

Street address:
4 E. Church St.
under the bridge
Cartersville, GA USA
30120


County / Borough / Parish: Bartow County

Year listed: 1980

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1850-1874

Historic function: Government

Current function: Recreation and Culture

Privately owned?: yes

Hours of operation: From: 10:00 AM To: 5:00 PM

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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