- Collection:
- Georgia County Courthouses
- Title:
- Schley County Courthouse
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Contributor to Resource:
- Golucke & Stewart
- Date of Original:
- 1899
- Subject:
- Courthouses--Georgia--Schley County
Courthouses--Georgia--Ellaville - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Schley County, Ellaville, 32.23821, -84.30908
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Architecture Style: Romanesque Revival
Seat Information: The Dec. 1857 act creating Schley County provided that election of county officials take place the first Monday in March 1858. The act further authorized the first justices of the inferior court to select the location for the county seat. In 1858, Richard Burton sold the county 150 acres as a site for the county seat. The land was surveyed and lots not used for county buildings sold to the public. The new town was named Ellaville, after Burton's oldest daughter, Ella. On Nov. 23, 1859, the legislature incorporated Ellaville as including all territory within one-half mile of the Schley County courthouse (Ga. Laws 1859, p. 154).
Courthouse Details: Schley County's first courthouse was built in 1858 or early 1859. It served until 1899, when it was torn down and replaced by the current courthouse. The building was rehabilitated in 1992-93. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_gacoch_schley-county-courthouse
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_gacoch_schley-county-courthouse
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
