Talbot County Courthouse (Talbotton, Georgia)

Talbot County Courthouse
Location Courthouse Sq., Talbotton, Georgia
Coordinates 32°40′37″N 84°32′27″W / 32.67694°N 84.54083°W / 32.67694; -84.54083 (Talbot County Courthouse)Coordinates: 32°40′37″N 84°32′27″W / 32.67694°N 84.54083°W / 32.67694; -84.54083 (Talbot County Courthouse)
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1892
Built by Westbrook & Bennett
Architect Bruce & Morgan
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS Georgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference # 80001241[1]
Added to NRHP September 18, 1980

The Talbot County Courthouse, on Courthouse Sq. in Talbotton, Georgia, was built in 1892. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

It was designed by architects Bruce & Morgan in Queen Anne style and " is smaller and more picturesque than many of their courthouses."[2]

It has a tall, pyramidally topped clock tower on the east, and a squat bell-capped tower on the west, linked by a gable. It has a Romanesque arched entryway.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Thematic National Register Nomination--Georgia Courthouses: Talbot County Courthouse". National Park Service. 1980. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
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