Terrell County Courthouse (Georgia)

Terrell County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	E. Lee St., Dawson, Georgia
Coordinates	31°46′23″N 84°26′45″W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1892
Built by	J.B. Sample
Architect	William H. Parkins
Architectural style	High Victorian
MPS	Georgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.	80001244[1]
Added to NRHP	September 18, 1980

The Terrell County Courthouse, in Dawson, Georgia, is a historic courthouse built in 1892. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

Its NRHP nomination asserts it is the best exemplification of High Victorian architecture amongst all of Georgia's courthouses.^[2] It is described:

The building is asymmetrically massed with a tall pyramidal corner clock tower emphasised by turrets. Huge double Romanesque arches are on a lesser facade tower, The entrance which has a center one story projecting gabled porch is capped by a stepped gable; the side elevation has the same gable in a center entrance bay. Additional turrets - one with an onion dome, others which are helmeted - plus assorted gables, balconies, round arched, rectangular, and even a Palladian window combine in a grand and dramatic manner.^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Thematic National Register Nomination of Georgia Courthouses: Terrell County Courthouse". National Park Service. 1980. Retrieved June 10, 2018. With accompanying pictures