Seminole County

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Seminole

Seminole County is named for the Seminole Native American tribe who resided in the region.

 

Surrounding County Courthouses: 

N – Early County and Miller County

E – Decatur County

S – Decatur County and Gadsden County, Florida

W – Jackson County, Florida and Houston County, Alabama 

 

Created:  July 20, 1920                          Map of Georgia highlighting Seminole County

County Seat: 

Donalsonville  1921 – present

 

County Courthouse – Donalsonville 

 

Location:  200 Knox Avenue / Court Street

Built:  1922 – 1923

Style:  Neo-Classical and Beaux Arts Classicism

Architect:  William J J Chase

Contractor:  Opelika Construction

 

Description:  The building faces east and is a two story dark red colored brick and concrete  structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Donalsonville.  The east front has a large projecting center section with four large columns rising to a wide header with clock at the roof line. The central entrance and side windows have arch frames with rectangular windows on the second story. The roof line is flat. In the interior, the County Superior Court courtroom is located on the second story. The building houses the County Superior Court of the 2nd Judicial Administrative District. The building was renovated in 1978 to 1979.

 

History:  The county was created in 1920 and Donaldsonville was selected as the county seat. The courthouse is the first and only courthouse built in the county. The cost of construction of the courthouse and jail was $85,000 and the cost of renovation in 1978 and 1979 was $114,000.

 

 

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County Courthouse = Donalsonville

 

 

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County Superior Court courtroom

 

 

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Photos taken 2009 and 2018