Burke County Courthouse

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The Burke County Courthouse in Waynesboro was completed in 1857. The vernacular architectural style includes Italianate elements as well as a Victorian clock tower. The fourth courthouse in the county's history, the structure replaced one that was both built and burnt in 1856.

Photograph by J Stephen Conn

Burke County Courthouse

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