Newton County Courthouse (Georgia)

Newton County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in Courthouse Square in Covington, Georgia, the county seat of Newton County, Georgia. The courthouse was designed by Bruce & Morgan in a Second Empire architecture style and built in 1884.[2] It was constructed on the same site as a previouse county courthouse building that burned down on December 31, 1883.[2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980.

Newton County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Newton County Courthouse (photograph by Calvin Beale taken in 1969)
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Location	Courthouse Sq., Covington, Georgia
Coordinates	33°35′49″N 83°51′37″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1884 (1884)
Architect	Bruce & Morgan; Smith, James
Architectural style	Second Empire
MPS	Georgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.	80001216[1]
Added to NRHP	September 18, 1980

The courthouse features in two postcards from around 1907.[3][4]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton County, Georgia

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Newton County Courthouse Georgia Info
3. postcard with horse and carriage street view Georgia Info
4. Endurance Race Entertaining Savannah Auto Club postcard Georgia Info