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Brooks County Courthouse (Georgia)

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on the ends of the building were never built. The original courthouse resembles another Wind courthouse, the
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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The Brooks County Courthouse was built from 1859–64; it was designed by architect
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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
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The Courthouse and the Depot: The Architecture of Hope in an Age of Despair
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as architects, one of sixteen Georgia courthouses designed by the
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National Register of Historic Places in Brooks County, Georgia
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style. The county paid for the building with $ 14,985 in
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Renaissance Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
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Romanesque Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
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in the massive twin arches at the main entrance and
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Brooks County Courthouse (Georgia) is located in Georgia
Brooks County Courthouse (Georgia) is located in the United States
Quitman, Georgia
30°47′8″N 83°33′37″W / 30.78556°N 83.56028°W / 30.78556; -83.56028
Wind, John
MPS
Georgia County Courthouses TR
80000976
Quitman, Georgia
county courthouse
Brooks County, Georgia
National Register of Historic Places
John Wind
Civil War
Banks County Courthouse
Homer
parapet
cupola
balustrade
porticos
Thomas County Courthouse
Thomasville
Bibb County Courthouse
Macon
vernacular
Confederate money
Bruce & Morgan
firm

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