- Collection:
- Georgia County Courthouses
- Title:
- Butts County Courthouse
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Contributor to Resource:
- Bruce & Morgan
- Date of Original:
- 1898
- Subject:
- Courthouses--Georgia--Butts County
Courthouses--Georgia--Jackson - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Butts County, Jackson, 33.29457, -83.96602
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Architecture Style: High Victorian Eclectic with Colonial Revival elements
Courthouse Details: The 1825 act creating Butts County provided that county superior and inferior courts meet at the house of Jacob Holly until a courthouse could be built. In 1826, the county's new inferior court purchased land for erecting public buildings and laying out a county seat. In Dec. 1826, this site was incorporated as the town of Jackson, and a log courthouse was built. In 1827, construction began on a larger courthouse -- but this building burned before completion. A new courthouse was completed and in use prior to Feb. 1828. One report indicates that a fourth courthouse was built in 1860, but whatever courthouse was in use in 1864 was burned during Sherman's March to the Sea. In 1872, the legislature authorized Butts County to borrow up to $5,000 to build a new courthouse (Ga. Laws 1872, p. 395). The following year, the amount that could be borrowed was raised to $9,000 (Ga. Laws 1873, p. 229). Whether this legislation resulted in a new courthouse is unclear -- but it is known that the current courthouse was completed in 1898. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_gacoch_butts-county-courthouse
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_gacoch_butts-county-courthouse
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
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