{"nrhp_refnum":"80000971","name":"Bartow County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Courthouse Sq.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cartersville","county":"Bartow County","state":"GA","lat":34.16593352800004,"lon":-84.79790672699994,"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 county courthouse on Courthouse Square in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, built in 1902 of brick with stone columns and trim. It was built by Kenneth McDonald & Co., with Fred Wagner as contractor and J. W. Golucke & Co. as associate architect.","why_significant":"The nomination refers to a general statement of significance about the architect J. W. Golucke. It also notes that the courthouse, as the center of local government, serves as a focal point for sharing political information and keeping vital statistics and official records safe.","narrative":"Bartow County Courthouse occupies Courthouse Square in Cartersville, Georgia. Completed in 1902, it is a Neo-Classical building of brick with stone columns and trim. A Corinthian hexastyle portico forms the main entrance, and a Corinthian distyle entrance faces east. A clock tower rises in three stages to a ribbed gold-colored dome, with clocks facing four directions. Front windows are rectangular with emphasized keystones, while the sides and rear have square windows with plain stone lintels. Inside, marble from quarries at Tate, Georgia, covers the lobby floor, and the woodwork is solid oak with a dark stain. The rotunda has been altered, its ceiling now acoustical tile, and the courtroom balcony has been closed. Many additions have been made to the building, and its condition is listed as fair. The courthouse is recognized in connection with architect J. W. Golucke and as the center of county government, where political information circulates and official records are kept.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Kenneth McDonald & Co.; contractor Fred Wagner; J. W. Golucke & Co. associate architect","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition rated fair; many additions have been made to the building and the interior rotunda has been altered.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.197437-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80000971.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000971/e169770b54-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000971/e169770b54-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ncalvin at English Wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Courthouse_of_Cartersville,_Georgia.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ncalvin at English Wikipedia</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:Old_Courthouse_of_Cartersville,_Georgia.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"14000904","name":"Cartersville Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/cartersville-downtown-historic-district-14000904/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93205842","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartow_County_Courthouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4865772"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/bartow-county/bartow-county-courthouse-80000971/"}