- Collection:
- Historic Architecture and Landscapes of Georgia: The Hubert Bond Owens and John Linley Image Collections at the Owens Library
- Title:
- Oglethorpe County Courthouse (Lexington, Ga.)
- Creator:
- Linley, John
- Date of Original:
- 1968-06
- Subject:
- McAfee & Bondurant
Richardsonian Romanesque
Brick
Granite
Acid igneous rock
Igneous rock
Rock
Wood (plant material)
County courthouses
Courthouses
Public buildings
Architecture--Georgia--Lexington
Architecture--Georgia--Oglethorpe County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Oglethorpe County, Lexington, 33.86984, -83.11182
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Located at: Town Square, Lexington, Ga.
Two story brick building with hipped roof and clock tower. Arches in the tower, windows and entrances are formed with rough hewn granite. The clock tower serves as the entrance in the center of the front facade, and is supported by continuous round brick turrets at the four corners, terminating in conical pinnacles. The courthouse was built of locally manufactured brick and wood and granite from Oglethorpe County. For more information see Linley, John. The Georgia Catalog: Historic American Buildings Survey. Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press, c1982, p. 302.
Slide annotated: "Lexington GA - County Courthse."
Date of structure: 1887. - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_jlc0268
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_jlc0268#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_jlc0268/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of image], John Linley, Box 8
- Extent:
- 1 slide : color
- Holding Institution:
- Owens Library
- Rights:
-
