Floyd County Administration Building
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The Floyd County Administration Building was first built in 1896. It operated as a federal courthouse and post office until 1975.
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Originally called the Federal Building and Post Office, the Floyd County Administration Building was the city's first government-owned public building. In addition to its architecture, the building also significant in that it symbolized the federal government's presence in Rome for several decades. The post office appears to have occupied at least most of the first floor. The courtroom was on the second floor and the ceiling went all the way to the top of the building. The federal government vacated the building in 1975 and it was purchased by the Floyd County Board of Commissioners. At that time it was renamed the Floyd County Administration Building and was also added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Sources
Macgregor, Elizabeth Z. "Post Office and Courthouse." National Park Service - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. May 6, 1975. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/75000592_text.
Scott, Robin L. Rome Georgia in Vintage Postcards. Chicago, IL: Arcadia Publishing, 2001.
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