GeorgiaThe Monroe County Courthouse in Forsyth was completed in 1896 to designs by the noted Atlanta firm of Bruce & Morgan, Alexander C. Bruce and Thomas H. Morgan, in a High Victorian style, replacing the county's original 1825 courthouse that had been demolished the year before. Its grand second-floor courtroom, singled out in the building's National Register nomination as among the most impressive in Georgia, has hosted more than a century of Superior Court terms since the building opened. The courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and remains the architectural centerpiece of Forsyth's square, a well-preserved railroad-era commercial district in middle Georgia. Generations of the county's civic and legal life have played out beneath its tower and inside that celebrated courtroom. It continues to serve as the working seat of Monroe County government.
Monroe County Courthouse (Courthouse)
The stone-and-brick heart of every Georgia county.
Monroe County Courthouse is a courthouse in Forsyth, Monroe County. It is one of 87 historic sites cataloged in Monroe County on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.0346, -83.9390 near Forsyth. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Honorable Hugh D. Sosebee (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Monroe County Courthouse, Forsyth, and Confederate Georgia Volunteers Memorial.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Monroe County Courthouse in Forsyth was completed in 1896 to designs by the noted Atlanta firm of Bruce & Morgan, Alexander C. Bruce and Thomas H. Morgan, in a High Victorian style, replacing the county's original 1825 courthouse that had been demolished the year before. Its grand second-floor courtroom, singled out in the building's National Register nomination as among the most impressive in Georgia, has hosted more than a century of Superior Court terms since the building opened. The courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and remains the architectural centerpiece of Forsyth's square, a well-preserved railroad-era commercial district in middle Georgia. Generations of the county's civic and legal life have played out beneath its tower and inside that celebrated courtroom. It continues to serve as the working seat of Monroe County government.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org13wmaz.com
“Monroe County Courthouse” names 2 distinct records in Monroe County. This page is the courthouse in Forsyth. The others:
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