Bulloch County Courthouse
Bulloch County Courthouse | |
NRHP reference No. | 80000978[1] |
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Added to NRHP | September 18, 1980 |
The Bulloch County Courthouse is a historic courthouse that is located in downtown Statesboro, Georgia. It was built in 1894 to house the county government.[2][3] On September 18, 1980, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
History
18th century
The justices of the inferior court that were appointed by the legislature in 1796 were Israel Bird, John Rawls, and James Bird. The justices of the peace included John Douglas, John Everett, Robert Scott, William McCall, and Mark Pridgeon.[5]
19th century
Benjamin Richardson, Drury Jones, Joseph Rogers, and John Everett, and Stephen Denmark are the justices of the inferior court that were appointed through 1800. Jarvis Jackson, Hardeman Richardson, and John O’Neil were the ones that succeed them in 1802. The justices would now be compensated for their services in 1802 because of an act that was passed. Bridger Jones was appointed in 1808 as justice. S. Williams and Jonathon Roberts were appointed as justices in 1810.[5]
In 1803, in exchange for receiving 200 acres (0.81 km2) of land to build the courthouse,
The second courthouse was built shortly after the first courthouse was burned. It was a two-story wood frame structure on Courthouse Square.[2][3]
The Bulloch Grand Jury decided in spring of 1894 to build a new courthouse. The two-story building was sold after the
In 1897, the Bulloch County community came together to buy and get a clock installed at the courthouse.[2] It is also thought that the courthouse at one time had an open-flame system at the top of the building that was used in the hopes of raising the warm air out of the building up to the roof. The open flame system is thought to have been used for some years before being dismantled with no record as to its success in helping to cool the building.
20th century
In 1904, the lynching of Paul Reed and Will Cato occurred after the two African American men were removed from the courthouse. The sheriff had released the prisoners to the mob.[8]
On April 26, 1909 the Confederate monument was dedicated. The Confederate monument is in memory of the Confederate soldiers who served from 1861 to 1865. The United Daughters of the Confederacy raised the money for the monument that presides on Court House Square.[9]
The Bulloch County Courthouse and its square appear in the film 1969. In several scenes, the "B" in Bulloch County is changed on the courthouse to a "C" for the film's "Culloch County."[citation needed] The former bank building now housing the Averitt Center for the Arts appeared in "1969" as a bus station. The courthouse square is also prominent in the film's ending scene.
Architecture
The courthouse was designed by
Today
The courthouse is still in use. In the 1990s, the courthouse no longer had enough space for all of the functions that it normally provided; therefore, it expanded into the adjacent buildings around the courthouse. Also in the 1990s, Bulloch County built a judicial annex, which is located across the street from the courthouse.[4] The county officers are now located in the former Statesboro First Federal Savings and Loan Association Building, and the courts and judges’ offices are located in the new annex.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Seel, Robert M, Bulloch County, Georgia: Spirit of a People, Celebrating 200 Years of Bulloch County History, 1796-1996, Statesboro Publishing Company,1996, p.153.
- ^ a b c d e Coleman, Leodel and Coleman, G. C. Jr., Statesboro A Century of Progress 1866–1966, The Bulloch Herald Publishing Company,1969, p.91-96.
- ^ a b c d e "Carl Vinson Institute of Government listing for Bulloch County Courthouse". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ a b c d e Brannen, Dorothy, Life in Old Bulloch, The Statesboro Regional Library,1992, p.6-7.
- ^ Parrish, Beth C, Historically First…, Douglas Printing Company, 1977, p.1.
- ^ Brannen, Dorothy, Life in Old Bulloch, The Statesboro Regional Library,1992, p.47.
- ^ Moseley & Brogdon 1981, pp. 113–114.
- ^ Presley, Delma E and Banks, Smith C, Images of America: Bulloch County, Arcadia Publishing,1997, p.59-63.
- ^ See New Georgia Encyclopedia article on Thomas Henry Morgan: Bruce and Morgan
- ^ Caldwell, Wilber W, The Courthouse and the Depot: The Architecture of Hope in an Age of Despair: A Narrative Guide to Railroad Expansion and Its Impact on Public Architecture in Georgia, 1833-1910, Macon: Mercer University Press, 2001, p.252.
- ^ National Register listings for Bulloch County
- ^ Martin, Rule & Associates website
Further reading
- Seel, Robert M, Bulloch County, Georgia: Spirit of a People, Celebrating 200 Years of Bulloch County History, 1796-1996, Statesboro Publishing Company, 1996, p. 153.
- Coleman, Leodel and Coleman, G. C. Jr., Statesboro A Century of Progress 1866–1966, The Bulloch Herald Publishing Company,1969, p. 91-96.
- Jackson, Ed, “Bulloch County Courthouse”, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, 2009. Accessed 23 January 2009.
- Brannen, Dorothy, Life in Old Bulloch, The Statesboro Regional Library,1992, p. 6-7, 47
- Moseley, Charlton; Brogdon, Frederick (Summer 1981). "A Lynching at Statesboro: the Story of Paul Reed and Will Cato". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 65 (2): 104–118. JSTOR 40580763.
- Parrish, Beth C, Historically First…, Douglas Printing Company,1977, p. 1.
- Presley, Delma E and Banks, Smith C, Images of America: Bulloch County, Arcadia Publishing,1997, p. 59-63.
- Funderburke, Richard D.,Thomas Henry Morgan: Bruce and Morgan, The New Georgia Encyclopedia, September 10, 2002. Accessed 23 January 2009.
- Caldwell, Wilber W, The Courthouse and the Depot: The Architecture of Hope in an Age of Despair: A Narrative Guide to Railroad Expansion and Its Impact on Public Architecture in Georgia, 1833-1910, Macon: Mercer University Press, 2001, p. 252.
- “Georgia-Bulloch County” National Register listings for Bulloch County, Accessed 23 January 2009.
- County Courthouse”, Martin, Rule & Associates Architects, Accessed 23 January 2009.
External links
- Media related to Bulloch County Courthouse (Georgia) at Wikimedia Commons
- National Register listings for Bulloch County
- Carl Vinson Institute of Government listing for Bulloch County Courthouse