GeorgiaWhen Union forces occupied Rome for roughly six months in 1864 during the Atlanta Campaign, this courthouse block was spared the torch that consumed so much of the region's public property; the third courthouse to serve the county was among the few Rome buildings left standing when Sherman's troops withdrew. The landmark that later rose here was built in 1892-1893 by the prolific Atlanta firm Bruce and Morgan in the Romanesque Revival style, its facade studded with terra-cotta grotesques, and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Rome had become the county seat in 1834, replacing an earlier courthouse and jail put up around 1840. Active court functions moved to a new courthouse erected just behind the old one in 1995. In March 2026 the historic building was gutted by a devastating fire that left only its exterior walls standing, a heavy blow to a structure that had survived the Civil War intact.
Floyd County Courthouse (Courthouse)
The stone-and-brick heart of every Georgia county.
Floyd County Courthouse is a courthouse in Rome, Floyd County. It is one of 160 historic sites cataloged in Floyd County on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.2556, -85.1721 near Rome. The nearest cataloged historic site is Floyd County Courthouse (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Floyd County, Ellen Axson Wilson, and The Woman Who Saved Football in Georgia.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
When Union forces occupied Rome for roughly six months in 1864 during the Atlanta Campaign, this courthouse block was spared the torch that consumed so much of the region's public property; the third courthouse to serve the county was among the few Rome buildings left standing when Sherman's troops withdrew. The landmark that later rose here was built in 1892-1893 by the prolific Atlanta firm Bruce and Morgan in the Romanesque Revival style, its facade studded with terra-cotta grotesques, and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Rome had become the county seat in 1834, replacing an earlier courthouse and jail put up around 1840. Active court functions moved to a new courthouse erected just behind the old one in 1995. In March 2026 the historic building was gutted by a devastating fire that left only its exterior walls standing, a heavy blow to a structure that had survived the Civil War intact.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orggeorgiaencyclopedia.orgromegeorgia.orghistoric-structures.com
“Floyd County Courthouse” names 2 distinct records in Floyd County. This page is the courthouse in Rome. The others:
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