{"nrhp_refnum":"80001020","name":"Fayette County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"GA 85","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fayetteville","county":"Fayette County","state":"GA","lat":33.44821176900007,"lon":-84.45460654399994,"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 county courthouse on the courthouse square in Fayetteville, Fayette County, Georgia, built in 1825 by Finley G. Stewart for $3,399, with a clock tower added in 1888.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the oldest courthouse in Georgia still in its original use. Its exterior and its setting in the center of town on a tree-shaded square are cited as the features that make it significant.","narrative":"Fayette County's courthouse in Fayetteville was built in 1825 by Finley G. Stewart at a cost of $3,399. It is described as the oldest courthouse in Georgia still serving its original purpose. The brick building now has gray stucco over its exterior and a hipped roof with a bracketed cornice. Side elevations have central gabled dormers with paired windows. In 1888 a clock tower was added, designed by Bruce & Morgan and built by contractor James Smith. It has a curved mansard roof, with clock faces set in gabled dormers, and a clock was installed in 1909. A 1965 remodeling, costing $70,000, added a mezzanine floor and a new basement, so the building now has three stories. Acoustical tile and paneling added inside have damaged the interior's architectural integrity. The courthouse sits alone on a one-and-a-half-acre square surrounded by roads, in the center of town among shade trees. Its exterior and this setting are the main reasons it was recognized.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Finley G. Stewart (original); Bruce & Morgan, architects, and James Smith, contractor (1888 clock tower)","architectural_style":"Carpenter Style with Second Empire Clock Tower","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good; remodeled in 1965, and a letter describes it as still in use as a municipal building.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.379988-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001020.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001020/2e81505659-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001020/2e81505659-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Tonyvenson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fayette_County_GA_courthouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Tonyvenson</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:Fayette_County_GA_courthouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93205992","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fayette_County_Courthouse_(Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29649434"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fayette-county/fayette-county-courthouse-80001020/"}