Cherokee County Courthouse (Canton, Georgia)

Cherokee County Courthouse
Location 100 North St., Canton, Georgia
Coordinates 34°14′15″N 84°29′29″W / 34.23750°N 84.49139°W / 34.23750; -84.49139Coordinates: 34°14′15″N 84°29′29″W / 34.23750°N 84.49139°W / 34.23750; -84.49139
Built 1928
Built by McCauley, J. S., Co.
Architect Brown, A. Ten Eyck
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Georgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP Reference # 81000198[1]
Added to NRHP May 28, 1981

Cherokee County Courthouse in Canton, Georgia was built in 1928. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

The previous courthouse was destroyed in a fire in March 1927. The new one was a five-story Classical Revival building that "dominates" over Canton's public square. It is significant architecturally in part because it is one of few courthouses in Georgia made of local marble.[2]

It was designed by architect A. Ten Eyck Brown (1878-1940). There was a master sculptor, Jimmy Watt, who supervised other sculptors including David Ashe Herschel Couch and B. Maloni who carved the four eagles above the front portico.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. (April 13, 1981). "Thematic National Register Nomination - Georgia Courthouses - Architectural Survey: Cherokee County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 12, 2016. with three photos from 1980


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