Stephens County Courthouse is a building in

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, the

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of Stephens County,

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. It is the location of the county's

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courtrooms as well as that of other county government offices. The property was added to the

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in 1980.

History

Stephens County was formed in 1905 from parts of Habersham and

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Counties as Georgia's 143rd county. Toccoa was designated the county seat in the legislation creating Stephens County. Stephens County's first courthouse was completed in 1908 and is still in use, but a new courthouse opened in May 2000 across the street (North Alexander Street) to the west from the first.Stephens County Georgia Courthouse
url accessed May 13, 2008.

Architecture

Constructed in the

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style, the two-story brick building features a clock tower.

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Stephens County Courthouse
Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Former county courthouses in Georgia (U.S. state) Clock towers in Georgia (U.S. state) Buildings and structures in Stephens County, Georgia National Register of Historic Places in Stephens County, Georgia {{GeorgiaUS-NRHP-stub