Sparta Historic District (Sparta, Georgia)

The Sparta Historic District in Sparta, Georgia, is a 50 acre historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It included 26 contributing buildings. The Rossiter-Little House is a contributing property.

The district is roughly bounded by Hamilton, Elm, W, and Burwell Streets.

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. The morning of August 11, 2014, the courthouse was consumed in a fire, but was rebuilt and rededicated exactly 2-years after the fire.