Schley County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in
Ellaville, Georgia
Ellaville is a city in Schley County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,812 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Schley County.
Ellaville is part of the Americus micropolitan statistical area.
History
A town named ...
. It is the county's second county courthouse building. Designed by
Golucke & Stewart
James Wingfield Golucke (1865–1907), often known as J.W. Golucke, was an American architect based in Atlanta, Georgia.
He worked alone and also within partnership Golucke & Stewart. On his own he designed about 15 courthouses in Georgia. With ...
in a
Romanesque Revival
Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended t ...
style, it was built in 1899.
It is made of brick with stone and metal trim. The interior has a cross pan. The courtroom had a pressed metal ceiling, which has been covered over except for the balcony. It has capped clock towers.
It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
on September 18, 1980. It is located on
GA 26.
See also
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References
External links
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National Register of Historic Places in Schley County, Georgia
County courthouses in Georgia (U.S. state)
1899 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
Romanesque Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
Government buildings completed in 1899
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