Designed in a Neoclassical Revival architecture style by L.F. Goodrich, it was built in 1910.

[2] Unlike most courthouses in Georgia of the period, this one is three stories tall.

It has columns that are plain and fluted, which are on high bases.

On top is a copper-domed clock tower.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980.