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Baker County Courthouse (Georgia)

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NRHP Reference #
  
80004443

Architectural style
  
Romanesque architecture

Area
  
4,000 m²

Added to NRHP
  
18 September 1980

Baker County Courthouse (Georgia)

Location
  
Courthouse Sq., Newton, Georgia

Built by
  
Atlanta Fireproofing Co.

MPS
  
Georgia County Courthouses TR

Similar
  
Ely‑Criglar House, Atkinson County Courthouse, Velda Mound, Palmer House, J D Holman House

The Baker County Courthouse is located in Courthouse Square at Newton in Baker County, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980. Baker County has been struck by flooding from the Flint River. The old courthouse was built in 1906 and was damaged by the floods of 1925, 1929, and 1994. It houses the public library and the historical society. The current courthouse is located in a 1930s-era school. The old courthouse was designed by J. W. Golucke.

References

Baker County Courthouse (Georgia) Wikipedia