Sparta Historic District (Sparta, Georgia)

	Sparta Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
Location	Roughly bounded by Hamilton, Elm, W, and Burwell Sts., Sparta, Georgia
Area	50 acres (20 ha)
Built	1797
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	74000686
Added to NRHP	April 16, 1974

The Sparta Historic District in Sparta, Georgia, is a 50 acres (20 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It included 26 contributing buildings.^[1] The Rossiter-Little House is a contributing property.

The district is roughly bounded by Hamilton, Elm, W, and Burwell Streets.^[1]

It includes the Hancock County Courthouse, a brick courthouse which was designed in 1881 by architects Parkins and Bruce of Atlanta. The courthouse was completed by 1883.^[2] The morning of August 11, 2014, the courthouse was consumed in a fire, but was rebuilt and rededicated exactly 2-years after the fire.^[3]

Gallery[edit]

Roberts-Beall House
Old Hancock County Jail
Old Eagle Tavern
Hancock County Courthouse before fire & subsequent restoration

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Elizabeth Z. Macgregor (May 7, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sparta Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved April 5, 2018. With 10 photos from 1983.
^ "Historic trial in Hancock County gave birth to the wealthiest black woman in Georgia in the 1800s". WMAZ. November 15, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2022.

External links[edit]

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpdoc-2] Elizabeth Z. Macgregor (May 7, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sparta Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved April 5, 2018. With 10 photos from 1983.

[3] "Historic trial in Hancock County gave birth to the wealthiest black woman in Georgia in the 1800s". WMAZ. November 15, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2022.

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