Early County Courthouse
Blakely Georgia
Early County's courthouse and its environment illustrate the dramatic
visual impact that can be achieved when architecture and city planning
work in tandem. The Neoclassical Revival structure, designed by Atlanta
architects Morgan and Dillon and completed in 1905, stands squarely
in the center of Blakely's town square forming, as one observer has
noted, a kind of architectural paperweight that anchors the town to
the land. Lesser buildings face it on all four sides, creating a pleasing
enclosure, an outdoor room, in which the courthouse is an elaborate
centerpiece. Further, where trees are lined up with the center of the
square, the courthouse provides an impressive focal point as one travels
toward it.
Note that the courthouse has entrances on all four sides. This arrangement treated businesses on each of the facing blocks equally.
On the grounds are a couple of curiosities, a Civil War flagpole and a monument to the peanut. The latter, erected in 1954, consists of a large peanut carved of stone atop a pedestal. An inscription notes the economic value of the legume to the area.
Blakely-Early County Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 189
Blakely, Georgia 31723
(912) 723-3741
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From U.S. 27 southbound turn right onto U.S. 27 Business
and go two miles to the Blakely town square