Old Spalding County Courthouse

Spalding County Courthouse--Spalding County Jail
Location 232 E. Broad St., Griffin, Georgia
Coordinates 33°14′59″N 84°15′38″W / 33.24972°N 84.26056°W / 33.24972; -84.26056Coordinates: 33°14′59″N 84°15′38″W / 33.24972°N 84.26056°W / 33.24972; -84.26056
Area less than one acre
Built 1860 (1860)
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP Reference # 00001389[1]
Added to NRHP November 22, 2000
New Spalding County Courthouse

The Old Spalding County Courthouse, also used as the Spalding County Jail, in Griffin, Georgia are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was added November 22, 2000. The building's address is 232 East Broad Street.

Lewis Lawrence Griffin Historical Marker

The original Spalding County Courthouse was on the corner of 5th Street and Broadway Street. Constructed in 1859 for $12,000, it was located by the railroad tracks. Its steeple and clock tower were removed in 1910 and it was converted into a jail. It now houses the Spalding County Extension Service and 4H Offices.

Second County Courthouse and New Spalding County Courthouse

The second building to serve as the Spalding County Courthouse [2] was at the corner of 6th and Solomon. It was designed by A. Ten Eyck Brown and completed in 1911. It was destroyed by fire on January 12, 1981. A shopping center was used as a temporary court and county office building until the new courthouse was built in 1982.[3] The new courthouse was completed in 1985 by Baulding & Spandro.[4]

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Spalding County, Georgia

References

  1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Second Spalding County Courthouse Postcard Georgia Info
  3. Spalding Courthouse City of Griffin, Georgia

External links

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