Cherokee County Courthouse (Georgia)

Cherokee County Courthouse in Canton, Georgia was built in 1928. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

Cherokee County Courthouse
Location100 North St., Canton, Georgia
Coordinates34°14′15″N 84°29′29″W
Built1928
Built byMcCauley, J. S., Co.
ArchitectBrown, A. Ten Eyck
Architectural styleNeoclassical
MPSGeorgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.81000198[1]
Added to NRHPMay 28, 1981

The previous courthouse was destroyed in a fire in March 1927. The new one was a five-story Neoclassical Revival building that dominates over Canton's public square. It is significant architecturally in part because it is one of few courthouses in Georgia made of local marble.[2]

It was designed by architect A. Ten Eyck Brown (1878-1940). There was a master sculptor, Jimmy Watt, who supervised other sculptors including David Ashe Herschel Couch and B. Maloni who carved the four eagles above the front portico.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. (April 13, 1981). "Thematic National Register Nomination - Georgia Courthouses - Architectural Survey: Cherokee County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved July 12, 2016. with three photos from 1980
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