GeorgiaThe present Heard County Courthouse in Franklin was built in 1964 in a spare modern style by Tomberlin-Sheetz Architects and is the county's third courthouse. It followed an 1894 building designed by the Atlanta firm Bruce and Morgan, which had replaced the county's first courthouse after that structure burned in 1893. Franklin, named for Benjamin Franklin, has been the county seat since Heard County was created in 1830 from parts of Carroll, Coweta, and Troup counties. A short walk from the courthouse stands the 1912 Heard County Jail, which served as both jail and sheriff's residence until 1964 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 27, 1981; it now houses the Heard County Historical Society's museum and archives.
Heard County Courthouse
The stone-and-brick heart of every Georgia county.
Heard County Courthouse is a courthouse in Franklin, Heard County. It is one of 93 historic sites cataloged in Heard County on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.2793, -85.0979 near Franklin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Franklin Baptist Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Heard County Jail, Franklin Methodist Church, and Franklin City Cemetery.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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The present Heard County Courthouse in Franklin was built in 1964 in a spare modern style by Tomberlin-Sheetz Architects and is the county's third courthouse. It followed an 1894 building designed by the Atlanta firm Bruce and Morgan, which had replaced the county's first courthouse after that structure burned in 1893. Franklin, named for Benjamin Franklin, has been the county seat since Heard County was created in 1830 from parts of Carroll, Coweta, and Troup counties. A short walk from the courthouse stands the 1912 Heard County Jail, which served as both jail and sheriff's residence until 1964 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 27, 1981; it now houses the Heard County Historical Society's museum and archives.
Sources: georgiaencyclopedia.orgen.wikipedia.orgheardcountyga.com
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