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Lamar County Courthouse
Photo: John Trainor, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Lamar County Courthouse

Barnesville’s first place on the National RegisterListed Sep 18, 1980; only 575 of Georgia’s 2,197 listings are older
Neo-ClassicalListed 1980Barnesville
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Lamar County Courthouse

Lamar County Courthouse, at Thomaston St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 18, 1980: the first place in Barnesville to be listed. Only 575 of Georgia’s 2,197 listings are older. The Register lists it for its economics, law, politics and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Neo-Classical, as it does for 84 other Georgia listings. It was listed as part of Georgia County Courthouses TR. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCounty courthouse in Barnesville, United States of America. 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 · 19 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Thomaston St., Barnesville · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Lamar County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Carnegie Library of BarnesvilleGeorgian Style · Built 1910 · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Barnesville DepotBuilt 1912 · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Barnesville Commercial Historic DistrictLate Victorian · next door
Around it

1 more Register listing within 2 miles

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

DThomaston Street Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.5 mi

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Questions about Lamar County Courthouse

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

Yes. It was added on Sep 18, 1980 (Register number 80001103).

Is Lamar County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Georgia has 51 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Lamar 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 Lamar County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 19 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 93206314 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.