City Hall and Firehouse

The City Hall and Firehouse, built in 1914, is an historic city hall and fire station building located on the corner of Crawford and Water streets in Bainbridge, Georgia. It was designed by Atlanta-based architect William Augustus Edwards who designed nine South Carolina courthouses as well as academic buildings at 12 institutions in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.[1] It is a contributing property in the Bainbridge Commercial Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 6, 1987.

City Hall and Firehouse
LocationBainbridge, Georgia
Built1914
ArchitectWilliam Augustus Edwards
Architectural style20th Century Revival
Part ofBainbridge Commercial Historic District

In March 1995, the Bainbridge-Decatur County Arts Council bought the building from the City of Bainbridge. It is now the Firehouse Center and Gallery.[2]

See also

References

  1. "University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards". Archived from the original on 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  2. "Bainbridge-Decatur County Arts Council homepage". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-04-18.

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