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	The Georgetown County Courthouse Title The Georgetown County Courthouse Creator Unknown Contributors Mayor William D. Morgan Date c.1896 - 1915 Source This photograph is housed in the Georgetown County Library archives. Subject South Carolina, Georgetown County Individual Houses and Buildings Description This view of Prince Street looks west across Screven Street at the Georgetown County Courthouse. The court- house was designed by Robert Mills, South Carolina's premier architect who also designed the Washington Monument, and is a stucco on brick with a gable roof. This ediface has a Texas-style Tuscan portico over rusticated basement flanked by arched openings. Double granite stairs in the basement of the portico leads to the courtroom upstairs. It was built in 1824 after severe damage to the original courthouse occurred during the great hurricane of 1822. Digital Collection Georgetown County Digital Library Web Site www.gcdigital.org Holding Institution Georgetown County Library Host Institution OCLC Rights Georgetown County Library. All rights reserved. For information contact Georgetown County Library at 405 Cleland St., Georgetown, SC 29440 SC County Georgetown County (S. C.) SC Region Low Country Language English Digitization Specifications 300 dpi Date Digital 2007 Type Still Image Format image/jpg Media Type Images Resource Identifier 12-053-M Print Size 7 x 9 File Name MT-12-053-M Note The following photographers are known to have worked in the Georgetown area and may have contributed to the Morgan and Trenholm collection, c.1890 - 1915: O. B. Rosenger, W. P. Dowling, James H. Winburn, William A. Reckling and D. C. Simpkins.
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