LOWNDES COUNTY COURTHOUSE

E. Central Avenue

The Lowndes County Courthouse was constructed in 1904-05 for $60,000 and is an example of the Classical Revival style.  The location for the courthouse was designated in 1859 and is the 3rd courthouse to be constructed on the square.   There are 3 historic monuments on the Courthouse square.  The Confederate monument was erected in memory of Confederate soldiers in 1911 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter 447.  The second monument is a granite obelisk erected in 1949 by J.O. Varnedoe, Camp No. 14, the United States War Veterans, and their friends in memory of the Spanish American War Veterans.  The “eternal flame” was dedicated on November 11, 1969, by the American Legion to the memory of all war veterans.