Emanuel County Courthouse
United States historic place
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The Emanuel County Courthouse in Swainsboro, Georgia serves Emanuel County. The current building is the county's seventh courthouse.[1]
Former courthouse
Emanuel County Courthouse and Sheriff Department | |
 The courthouse in 1951 | |
  Location within Georgia  Location within the United States | |
| Location | Main St., Swainsboro, Georgia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°35′48″N 82°20′4″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1940 (courthouse); 1912 (Sheriff Department) |
| Architect | Dennis and Dennis (courthouse); L.F. Goodrich (Sheriff Department) |
| Architectural style | Stripped Classical; |
| MPS | Georgia County Courthouses TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000715[2] |
| Added to NRHP | June 14, 1995 |
The former courthouse in Swainsboro, built in 1940 and since demolished, and a sheriff department building, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 as Emanuel County Courthouse and Sheriff Department.[2] The Sheriff Department building, built in 1912, is a one-story Classical Revival building with a pedimented entrance portico. It was designed by Augusta, Georgia, architect L.F. Goodrich.[3]
The 1940 courthouse served as Emanuel County's justice building, replacing the 1920 courthouse that was destroyed in a 1938 fire.[3] It was designed in Stripped Classical style by architects Dennis and Dennis.[3] The courthouse was demolished in 2000,[1] but a historical marker remains.[4]