GeorgiaThe historic Barrow County Courthouse in Winder was built around 1916, designed by architect J. J. Baldwin shortly after the county was organized in 1914 from parts of Jackson, Walton, and Gwinnett counties, and it features a Doric portico and a three-stage clock tower with faces on all four sides. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980. Nearby stands the old Barrow County Jail of 1914-15, which was built with an interior hanging tower for legal executions; notably, the gallows was never used, and the jail now houses the Barrow County Museum with exhibits on local history and on Winder's most famous son, U.S. Senator Richard B. Russell Jr. The courthouse presides over Winder's square at the heart of the county seat, its interest resting on its architecture and the never-used gallows tower rather than any documented hanging.
Barrow County Courthouse (Courthouse)
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Barrow County Courthouse is a courthouse in Winder, Barrow County. It is one of 57 historic sites cataloged in Barrow County on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.0016, -83.7608 near Winder. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rose Hill Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Explore the Unique History of Fort Yargo, Will-A-Way Recreation Area, and Fort Yargo's Early History.
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The historic Barrow County Courthouse in Winder was built around 1916, designed by architect J. J. Baldwin shortly after the county was organized in 1914 from parts of Jackson, Walton, and Gwinnett counties, and it features a Doric portico and a three-stage clock tower with faces on all four sides. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980. Nearby stands the old Barrow County Jail of 1914-15, which was built with an interior hanging tower for legal executions; notably, the gallows was never used, and the jail now houses the Barrow County Museum with exhibits on local history and on Winder's most famous son, U.S. Senator Richard B. Russell Jr. The courthouse presides over Winder's square at the heart of the county seat, its interest resting on its architecture and the never-used gallows tower rather than any documented hanging.
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“Barrow County Courthouse” names 2 distinct records in Barrow County. This page is the courthouse in Winder. The others:
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