Courthouse Annex, 1939, Richmond Hill

Historic wood-frame structure known as 'the Courthouse' with white exterior, prominent columns, and parking area in Richmond Hill, Georgia.

This structure has never been an annex as best I can tell, but it was known as “the Courthouse” for generations, likely due to the fact it was a polling place. Rural precincts are still known as “court houses” in many Georgia communities. Richmond Hill is a rapidly growing suburb of Savannah today, but its population didn’t surpass 1000 until the 1970s.

A vintage car parked in front of a historic white wood-frame building with a triangular roof and columns, known as 'the Courthouse' in Richmond Hill, Georgia.
1931 Ford Model A Tudor, one of several pristine automobiles parked in front of buildings associated with Henry Ford, along Ford Avenue in downtown Richmond Hill

A historic marker placed by the Coastal Bryan Heritage Trail in 2012 reads: “This wood-frame structure, situated on a site known since the creation of Bryan County in 1793 as “the Crossroads”, was built in 1939 with funding provided by Henry Ford. The building came to be familiarly called “the Courthouse” by local citizens. For many years it was used for civic meetings and as the official Richmond Hill voting site. The local Masonic Lodge and Order of the Eastern Star organizations held their meetings in this facility. Later, city and county governmental offices were housed here.”

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