T. F. Lockwood, Jr., Architect
The present courthouse replaced a two-story wooden structure which burned in 1920. Due to economic hard times, the county rented warehouse space for use as a temporary courthouse until this was built with federal relief funds during the Great Depression.
Filed under --QUITMAN COUNTY GA--, Georgetown GA
This structure replaced the community’s first jail, a wooden structure built in 1859. The first sherrif of Quitman County, created in December 1858 from Randolph and Stewart Counties, was Sam Guerry. Commissioners who oversaw the building of this jail were J. E. Harris, Dr. F. M. Bledsoe, J. P. Kimble, and W. A. Cumbie. James H. Guerry was Judge of the Superior Court; M. L. Albritton was Ordinary; and G. A. Whitaker was Clerk of Court.
Filed under --QUITMAN COUNTY GA--, Georgetown GA
Judging by its architectural style, this structure most surely served first as a bank.
Filed under --QUITMAN COUNTY GA--, Georgetown GA
