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Fulton County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Fulton County Courthouse

On the National Register since 198046 years
Beaux ArtsListed 1980Atlanta
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About Fulton County Courthouse

Fulton County Courthouse, at 160 Pryor St., SW, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 18, 1980. The Register lists it for its economics, law, politics and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Beaux Arts, as it does for 44 other Georgia listings. It was listed as part of Georgia County Courthouses TR. The listing covers 4 acres. Eight more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCourthouse in Georgia, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 25 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

160 Pryor St., SW, Atlanta · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Fulton County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Shrine of the Immaculate ConceptionEarly Victorian Gothic Revival · next door
  3. 3Central Presbyterian ChurchEnglish Gothic · next door
  4. 4Georgia State CapitolNeo-Classical Renaissance Revival · next door
  5. 5Atlanta City HallGothic Revival · 0.1 mi on
Around it

19 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BBass Furniture BuildingBuilding0.1 miDUnderground Atlanta Historic DistrictNeoclassical0.1 miDWhitehall Street Retail Historic DistrictDistrict0.1 miBKiser, M.C., Company BuildingBuilding0.2 miDHotel Row Historic DistrictLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.3 miBAtlanta Constitution BuildingBuilding0.3 miBHurt BuildingBuilding0.3 miBUnited States Post Office, Federal AnnexModern Movement · Built 19330.3 miBCitizen's and Southern Bank BuildingSecond Renaissance Revival · Built 19010.3 miBW. D. Grant BuildingChicago School Style0.3 miBSouthern Belting Company BuildingCommercial Style0.4 miBSouthern Bell Telephone Company BuildingModernistic · Built 19290.4 miDFairlie-Poplar Historic DistrictVictorian Eclectic0.4 miBEnglish-American BuildingBuilt 18970.4 miBHealey BuildingBuilding0.4 miBRetail Credit Company Home Office BuildingArt Deco0.4 miBRhodes-Haverty BuildingBuilding0.5 miBCandler BuildingBuilt 19060.5 mi
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BDegive's Grand Opera HouseRomanesque · Built 18930.5 mi
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Beaux Arts style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Beaux Arts.

Underground Atlanta Historic District0.1 mi away
Fire Station No. 111.5 mi away
Fox Theatre Historic District1.5 mi away
Stewart Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church South1.7 mi away

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Questions about Fulton County Courthouse

Is Fulton County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 18, 1980 (Register number 80001074).

Is Fulton County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Georgia has 51 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Georgia State Capitol, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Fulton County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Fulton County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 25 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 93206128 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.