This is the third permanent courthouse to serve Spalding County, built to replace A. Ten Eyck Brown‘s 1911 courthouse, which was lost to fire in 1981. The firm of Baulding & Spandro were the architects. It’s one of the most visible structures in downtown Griffin today, and at least it has a clock. I’m not a big fan of modern courthouses, and I can’t really get a read on the “Neo-Colonial” architecture of this one, but compared to others built in recent years, it’s a bit more aesthetically interesting. That’s about all I can say about the subject.