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Bartow County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Bartow County Courthouse

On the National Register since 198046 years
Neo-ClassicalListed 1980Cartersville
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About Bartow County Courthouse

Bartow County Courthouse, at Courthouse Sq., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 18, 1980. It was among the first 6 of Cartersville’s 14 listings, with one other the same day. 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. The listing covers 1 acre. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCounty courthouse in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia. 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↗
Through the years

1980 to today

  1. 1980Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  2. 2011Old Bartow County Courthouse (1869)
  3. 2026On the Register for 46 years
In old photographs

An old view of Bartow County Courthouse

Postcards and photographs from Cartersville’s archive whose captions name it, from 2011. Tap one to see it full screen.

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Old Bartow County Courthouse (1869)2011
Old Bartow County Courthouse (1869)
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Courthouse Sq., Cartersville · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Bartow County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Jones, Sam, Memorial United Methodist ChurchClassical Revival · next door
  3. 3North Erwin Street Historic DistrictRomanesque · next door
  4. 4Cartersville Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  5. 5Grand TheaterBeaux Arts · 0.1 mi on
Around it

5 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

BFirst Presbyterian ChurchRomanesque0.1 miBOld Bartow County CourthouseItalianate0.1 miDNorth Wall Street Historic DistrictRenaissance0.2 miBRoselawnVictorian0.3 miDATCO-Goodyear Mill and Mill Village Historic DistrictColonial Revival1.5 mi

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Questions about Bartow County Courthouse

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

Yes. It was added on Sep 18, 1980 (Register number 80000971).

Is Bartow County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Georgia has 51 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Etowah Mounds, 2.8 miles away.

Can you visit Bartow 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 Bartow 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 93205842 · Wikidata · old views from Cartersville’s archive. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.