Fulton County Courthouse, County courthouse in South Downtown Atlanta, United States.
Fulton County Courthouse, officially the Lewis R. Slaton Courthouse, is a historic building at 136 Pryor Street SW in Atlanta, Georgia. Designed by A. Ten Eyck Brown with Morgan & Dillon and built between 1911 and 1914, it is a county courthouse in South Downtown. An annex across the street is connected by a skywalk.
The building was completed in 1914 by architect A. Ten Eyck Brown and replaced an earlier structure by William H. Parkins. It marks a shift in Georgia's judicial infrastructure during the early modern period.
The building is officially the Lewis R. Slaton Courthouse, named after a former Fulton County District Attorney. The 2005 shooting by Brian Nichols, in which a judge and a police sergeant were killed, led to changes in courthouse security. The annex across the street is linked by a skywalk.
The building is located in downtown Atlanta and easily reached on foot; the connected complex offers multiple entrances depending on your purpose. Visitors should come during business hours and be aware that this is an active courthouse with specific access rules.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, a recognition process that underscored its importance to Georgia's legal system. This listing highlights it as one of the preserved places that hold the judicial history of the region.
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