Early County Courthouse, Neoclassical courthouse in Blakely, United States.

The Early County Courthouse is a two-and-a-half-story brick building in the Neoclassical style, designed on a cross plan by Thomas Henry Morgan and John Robert Dillon. Each of its four facades has four rusticated columns of solid Georgia granite supporting porticoes that face Courthouse Square, and a low Beaux-Arts dome tops the structure. Marble floors line the main public spaces.

The courthouse was constructed in 1904 as the fourth judicial building for the county, following three earlier structures that served the area starting in 1827. This construction reflected the region's growth and need for a more permanent administrative center.

The courthouse square features a stone monument that honors peanuts and reflects the crop's economic role in local farming history. This public recognition shows how agriculture shaped the community's identity over generations.

The building remains in active use as the county's administrative hub for legal matters, so visitors should expect standard courthouse hours for public access. Those interested in viewing the architecture can visit the public square and explore the classical facade and grounds with their monuments.

The square's wooden flagpole was erected in 1861 and hewn from a longleaf pine cut about a mile from Blakely; it flies the Stars and Stripes and is believed to be the only original Confederate flagpole still standing.