Newton County Courthouse (Covington, Georgia)

Newton County Courthouse
Newton County Courthouse (photograph by Calvin Beale taken in 1969)
Location Courthouse Sq., Covington, Georgia
Coordinates 33°35′49″N 83°51′37″W / 33.59694°N 83.86028°W / 33.59694; -83.86028Coordinates: 33°35′49″N 83°51′37″W / 33.59694°N 83.86028°W / 33.59694; -83.86028
Area less than one acre
Built 1884 (1884)
Architectural style Second Empire
MPS Georgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference # 80001216[1]
Added to NRHP September 18, 1980

Newton County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in Courthouse Square in Covington, Georgia, the county seat of Newton County, Georgia. The courthouse was designed by Bruce & Morgan in a Second Empire architecture style and built in 1884.[2] It was constructed on the same site as a previouse county courthouse building that burned down on December 31, 1883.[2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980.

The courthouse features in two postcards from around 1907.[3][4]

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Newton County Courthouse Georgia Info
  3. ↑ postcard with horse and carriage street view Georgia Info
  4. ↑ Endurance Race Entertaining Savannah Auto Club postcard Georgia Info
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