- Collection:
- Georgia County Courthouses
- Title:
- Oglethorpe County Courthouse
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Contributor to Resource:
- Wheeler, L. B.; Parkins, W. H.; Kimball, H. I. (Hannibal Ingalls), 1832-1895
- Date of Original:
- 1887
- Subject:
- Courthouses--Georgia--Oglethorpe County
Courthouses--Georgia--Lexington - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Oglethorpe County, Lexington, 33.86984, -83.11182
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Architecture Style: Romanesque Revival
Courthouse Details: Oglethorpe County's first courthouse is somewhat of a mystery. One source says that soon after the county's creation, the settlement of Philomath was designated county seat, and that here the first courthouse was built. Another source, however, says that the first courthouse was a log structure built on the Salem Road near present-day Lexington, and that this building was moved to Lexington in 1800. In 1806, the legislature designated Lexington as county seat. What served as courthouse from 1806 to 1887 is not known, although a volume on the history of Oglethorpe County states that the courthouse during this period was located just northwest of the present courthouse. In 1887, a new courthouse was built in Lexington of local brick, granite, and timber. The most distinctive feature of courthouse is the clock tower with open areas that frames the entrance to the building. The clock in the tower reportedly weighs 1000 pounds. In preparation for the 1993 celebration of Oglethorpe County's bicentennial, the courthouse was remodeled in 1992-93. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_gacoch_oglethorpe-county-courthouse
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_gacoch_oglethorpe-county-courthouse
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
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