Carroll County Courthouse
Carrollton Georgia

Architect William J.J. Chase of Atlanta designed at least nine Georgia courthouses, including three on this tour. For Carroll County, he built an Italian Renaissance Revival palace with a 3,700-square-foot courtroom, one of the largest in the state. The ceiling in this room is 25 feet high. The exterior of the building exhibits many common features of the style: rusticated ground floor walls with smooth walls above, windows varying in size, shape, and ornamentation, round arches flanked by columns or pilasters, and an entry framed by pilasters supporting a full entablature.

A 1926 fire destroyed the previous courthouse, which was built by Bruce and Morgan in 1892-93. Its cornerstone stands on the lawn near this building's main entrance. Both the older cornerstone and the 1928 cornerstone have Masonic symbols and the names of architects, builders, and elected officials carved into their sides. Interestingly, both also identify the chief orator at each of the two cornerstone-laying ceremonies. In the days before radio and television, oratory was a significant form of entertainment.

Carrollton Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Carrollton, GA 30117
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Directions
From U.S. 27 southbound, turn left (east) on Alabama Street and continue through the Carrollton town square. The courthouse is two blocks on the right.