Built 1860 (1860) Opened 1860 Added to NRHP 18 September 1980 | NRHP Reference # 80000969 Area 8,000 m² | |
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MPS Georgia County Courthouses TR Architectural style Greek Revival architecture | ||
The Old Banks County Courthouse is in Homer, Georgia. construction started in 1860 but was interrupted because of the War Between the States. Construction was paid for with $6,600 in Confederate money. Construction was finished in 1875. (The Georgia Courthouse Manual dates it as completed in 1863.) The building is a two-story brick courthouse with a stone foundation in the Greek Revival style. It is similar to many courthouses in Virginia, which is a result of the builders being from Virginia. It has Tuscan columns that are on top of one-story brick piers. The interior originally had a cross plan. The courtroom and judge's chambers are on the second floor, which are accessed by outside double stairways.
A new courthouse replaced this one in 1987. There were plans to demolish the building, but the citizens voted by more than a 2:1 margin to save it. It was restored in 1987-1989 with funding through a hotel/motel tax.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.