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Macon County Courthouse (Oglethorpe, Georgia)

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Built
  
1894 (1894)

Opened
  
1894

Architectural style
  
Romanesque architecture

NRHP Reference #
  
80001113

Area
  
6,100 m²

Added to NRHP
  
18 September 1980

Macon County Courthouse (Oglethorpe, Georgia)

Location
  
Courthouse Sq., Oglethorpe, Georgia

MPS
  
Georgia County Courthouses TR

Macon County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in Oglethorpe, Georgia, county seat of Macon County. It was built in 1894. t is located in Courthouse Square. It is in the Romanesque architecture style. The facade is made of brick. The main portico seems to be a later addition. This entrance has four columns. The clock tower has several stages and contains a bell and a clock. The octagonal dome is topped with a finial. Inside, double stairways lead to the courtroom, which features a Victorian bench. The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980.

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Macon County Courthouse (Oglethorpe, Georgia) Wikipedia