- Collection:
- Georgia County Courthouses
- Title:
- Polk County Courthouse
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Contributor to Resource:
- Chase, William J. J.
- Date of Original:
- 1951
- Subject:
- Courthouses--Georgia--Polk County
Courthouses--Georgia--Cedartown - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Polk County, Cedartown, 34.01123, -85.25593
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Architecture Style: Stripped Classical
Seat Information: The act creating Polk County authorized the justices of the inferior court to select the county seat, but until such action was taken elections and public business were to take place in Cedartown (then spelled "Cedar Town"). In an act of Feb. 8, 1854, the General Assembly designated Cedartown as permanent county seat and incorporated it as a town (Ga. Laws 1853-54, p. 224). Cedertown was so-named because of the many cedar trees growing in the area.
Courthouse Details: Polk County's first courthouse was built in 1852 and reportedly was burned by Union forces in 1864. A new courthouse was built in 1867, but it too burned down in 1887. Construction of a new two-story brick courthouse with clock tower began in 1889. In the early 1930s, structural deterioration of the clock tower led to its removal. The exterior of the courthouse was renovated and painted white. This building was torn down in 1951 and replaced with the present courthouse. In 1984-85, Polk County officials renovated the former Cedartown City Hall and designated it "Polk County Courthouse No. 2". - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_gacoch_polk-county-courthouse
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_gacoch_polk-county-courthouse
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
