Georgetown County is named for George II, King of Great Britain.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Marion County and Horry County
E – Atlantic Ocean
S – Charleston County and Berkley County
Created: 1769 
County Seat:
Georgetown 1769 – present
County Courthouse – Georgetown
Location: 715 Prince Street / Screven Street
Built: 1823 – 1824
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: Robert Mills of Charleston
Contractor: Russell Warren
Description: The building faces southeast and is a three story yellow colored stucco and stone structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Georgetown. On the southeast is a porch with six large white colored columns rising on the second story to a pediment. The first story has an entrance arch at either end. The center section is recessed with the main entrance doorway. The southwest section has four square pillars rising to the top of the second story with a pediment above. In 1908 the west wing was added. The architect was Hamby & Hamby. The building was restored in 1984. The contractor was Holbrook Waterproofing Company.
See: The architect, Robert Mills of Charleston, designed courthouses in Colleton County, Edgefield County, Fairfield County, Horry County, Lancaster County, Marion County and Williamsburg County.
County Judicial Center – Georgetown
Location: 401 Cleland Street / Duke Street
Built: 2007 – 2008
Style: Modern
Architect: Tyck & Walker and Thornburn Associates
Contractor: M B Kahn Construction Company Inc.
Description: The building faces southeast and is a three story orange-red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Georgetown and has a park are on the southeast side. The southeast front has a two story portico supported by brick pillars. There are three entrance doors on the first story and large windows above on the second story. The roof is hipped. In the interior arte six courtrooms being three County Circuit Court courtrooms, two County Family Court courtrooms and one County Probate courtroom. On the west side is the County Magistrate Building.
History: The county was created in 1769 and Georgetown was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was built after 1769 and was destroyed by a hurricane. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1823 to 1824. The County Judicial Center was constructed in 2007 to 2008 at a cost of $19,500,000.
County Courthouse – Georgetown
County Judicial Center – Georgetown
County Magistrate Court Building – Georgetown
Photos taken 2008 and 2024
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