Emanuel County Courthouse

The Emanuel County Courthouse in Swainsboro, Georgia serves Emanuel County. The current building is the county's eighth courthouse.

The 2002 courthouse and current courthouse in 2016

Former courthouse
Emanuel County Courthouse and Sheriff Department
The courthouse in 1951
LocationMain St., Swainsboro, Georgia
Coordinates32°35′48″N 82°20′4″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1940 (courthouse); 1912 (Sheriff Department)
ArchitectDennis and Dennis (courthouse); L.F. Goodrich (Sheriff Department)
Architectural styleStripped Classical;
MPSGeorgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.95000715[1]
Added to NRHPJune 14, 1995

The former courthouse in Swainsboro, built in 1940 and since demolished, and a sheriff department building, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 as Emanuel County Courthouse and Sheriff Department.[1] The Sheriff Department building, built in 1912, is a one-story Classical Revival building with a pedimented entrance portico. It was designed by Augusta, Georgia, architect L.F. Goodrich.[2]

The courthouse served as Emanuel County's seventh justice building, replacing the 1920 courthouse that was destroyed in a 1938 fire.[2] It was designed in Stripped Classical style by architects Dennis and Dennis.[2] The courthouse was demolished in 2002, but a historical marker remains.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Leslie N. Sharp (April 13, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Emanuel County Courthouse and Sheriff Department". National Park Service. Retrieved March 17, 2017. with six photos
  3. Marker


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