Cherokee County Courthouse
Why it's listed
Cherokee County Courthouse is a five-story marble building that dominates the open square in Canton, Georgia. Built in 1927-1928 after fire destroyed the earlier courthouse, it was designed by Atlanta architect A. Ten Eyck Brown and cost about $149,000. County officials arranged a good price with the Georgia Marble Company in nearby Tate, so local marble was used instead of brick. The half-H plan has an open portico between the front wings, with four carved open-winged eagles above Corinthian columns, a carved shield honoring the county, and Union Jack designs in the cornice. A reinforced-concrete frame supports the structure, and the original jail occupies the top story, with jailworks by the Pauly Jail Company of St. Louis. The nomination values it as one of Georgia's few native-marble courthouses, as a transitional design, and as the place where the county held court, voted, and conducted government and marketing during court week. Interior changes and a rear brick addition have been made.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is architecturally significant as one of Georgia's few native-marble courthouses and as a transitional design combining marble, stylized Neo-Classical form and a reinforced-concrete frame. It is also significant as one of the few Georgia courthouses by Atlanta architect A. Ten Eyck Brown. As the county seat of government, it is significant in communications, economics, law and politics-government.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 81000198, listed May 28, 1981. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 100 North St., Canton |
|---|---|
| County | Cherokee County |
| Listed | May 28, 1981 |
| Reference number | 81000198 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | A. Ten Eyck Brown (architect); J.S. McCauley Company (contractor); Pauly Jail Company (jailworks); Alfredo Barili, Jr. (associate architect, subsequent) |
| Architectural style | Neo-Classical (Classical Revival) |
| Areas of significance | Economics, Law, Politics/Government, Architecture, Communications |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition described as good; some interior modernization, with courtroom paneling and a lowered ceiling, and a brick rear addition for county records. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | Canton Historic District |
| Coordinates | 34.23759, -84.49134 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 81000198.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5092136
- This listing as JSON
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