{"nrhp_refnum":"80000970","name":"Barrow County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Courthouse Sq.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Winder","county":"Barrow County","state":"GA","lat":33.992432128000075,"lon":-83.72151652499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-09-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Economics","Law","Politics/Government","Architecture","Communications"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Neo-Classical brick county courthouse with stone trim on Courthouse Square in Winder, Barrow County, Georgia, built in 1920 to designs by J. J. Baldwin.","why_significant":"The courthouse sits in the center of Winder near the depot, which was an important location in 1920, and it served as the center of social activity. It remains a reference point in the city today. As the repository of marriage and construction records, it chronicles the young county. The form also refers to a general statement on the architect J. J. Baldwin.","narrative":"Built in 1920 on Courthouse Square in Winder, the Barrow County Courthouse is a Neo-Classical building of brick with stone trim, designed by J. J. Baldwin and constructed by contractor R. W. Wimbish. A hipped roof covers the main block, and a projecting Doric tetrastyle entrance carries the building's name in its frieze, topped by a broken pediment with an urn. Rectangular first-story windows and square second-story windows with emphasized keystones are set with small panes. An octagonal domed clock tower with a lantern rises from the center, with clocks facing four directions. Inside, the cross plan retains marble wainscoting, though paneling, carpet and acoustical tile were added later. The courthouse was listed because of its place in the town. It stands near the depot, an important location in 1920, served as a center of social activity, and remains a local reference point. Its marriage and construction records chronicle the young county. An old jail stands on the same block.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"J. J. Baldwin (architect); R. W. Wimbish (contractor)","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is marked excellent. The 1.5-acre boundary also includes an historic old jail and a non-contributing trailer.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.150646-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80000970.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000970/88229b86aa-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000970/88229b86aa-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Chris Pruitt","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barrow_County_Courthouse_Oct_2012_3.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Pruitt</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barrow_County_Courthouse_Oct_2012_3.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93205840","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrow_County_Courthouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55604937"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/barrow-county/barrow-county-courthouse-80000970/"}