GeorgiaCompleted in 1857, the Burke County Courthouse in Waynesboro is one of Georgia's oldest brick courthouses still in judicial use, built to replace an earlier structure that was both erected and destroyed by fire in 1856. In the closing weeks of 1864 the town itself became a battleground: as Sherman's March to the Sea swept the region, Union cavalry under Judson Kilpatrick clashed repeatedly with Confederate horsemen under Joseph Wheeler around Waynesboro, culminating in the Battle of Waynesboro on December 4, 1864, when Federal troopers drove the Confederates north in a feint toward Augusta. The courthouse was substantially enlarged and given much of its present appearance, including its Victorian clock tower, in an 1899-1900 remodeling attributed to architect L. F. Goodrich, and Civil War cannon still flank the building today. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Burke County Courthouse (Courthouse)
The stone-and-brick heart of every Georgia county.
Burke County Courthouse is a courthouse in Waynesboro, Burke County. It is one of 109 historic sites cataloged in Burke County on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.0905, -82.0155 near Waynesboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Burke County Courthouse (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Burke County, Waynesborough, and Burke County's 8 Governors.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Completed in 1857, the Burke County Courthouse in Waynesboro is one of Georgia's oldest brick courthouses still in judicial use, built to replace an earlier structure that was both erected and destroyed by fire in 1856. In the closing weeks of 1864 the town itself became a battleground: as Sherman's March to the Sea swept the region, Union cavalry under Judson Kilpatrick clashed repeatedly with Confederate horsemen under Joseph Wheeler around Waynesboro, culminating in the Battle of Waynesboro on December 4, 1864, when Federal troopers drove the Confederates north in a feint toward Augusta. The courthouse was substantially enlarged and given much of its present appearance, including its Victorian clock tower, in an 1899-1900 remodeling attributed to architect L. F. Goodrich, and Civil War cannon still flank the building today. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgsherpaguides.comgeorgiaencyclopedia.org
“Burke County Courthouse” names 2 distinct records in Burke County. This page is the courthouse in Waynesboro. The others:
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