Historic Hancock County Court House 7 Georgia Court Houses Architecture Art
by Reid Callaway
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Historic Hancock County Court House 7 Georgia Court Houses Architecture Art
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Reid Callaway
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Historic Hancock County Court House 7....by Reid Callaway
Georgia Court Houses Architecture Art
The Hancock County Courthouse was destroyed by fire a few years ago and this is the rebuilt courthouse in rural Sparta, Georgia. The building just to the left is the The Eagle Tavern.
The Eagle Tavern, built in the late 18th century, once stood on the site of the present Lafayette Hotel. A state coach stop on the Augusta to Macon line, the tavern owned by a Mr. A. Abercrombie was the scene of a great ball held for the Marquis de LaFayette in 1825. Burned in the late 1830's, the Tavern was replaced by the present structure in 1840 when it was known as the Edwards' House. Renamed the Drummer's Home in 1897 it was, in 1900, voted by traveling men the most popular hotel in Georgia and received a silver wine dispenser from the Georgia Hotel Association.
Hancock County was created in 1793 as Georgia's 15th County, and the City of Sparta was chartered in 1805. Hancock County was originally part of Greene and Washington Counties, and was named for John Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. Major Charles Abercrombie, a Revolutionary War solider was granted extensive land grants and from his land grant in Hancock County, "he laid out the lots" for the City of Sparta, including the public lots for the courthouse and the square.
Four Georgia governors have hailed from Hancock County: William Rabun, James McDonald, Nathaniel Harris, and William Northern.
Hancock County is one of the most historic counties in Georgia, with over 600 historic sites and structures. It has been noted that Hancock County has a concentration of historic architecture you won't see anywhere else in the State of Georgia.
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