A fire that broke out Monday almost completely destroyed the 134-year-old Floyd County Courthouse in Rome, Georgia, leaving officials looking for new office space for some government functions, local news sites reported.
The courthouse, built in 1892 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was undergoing a $4 million renovation when it caught fire around 2 p.m. Fire crews battled the blaze for hours in strong winds, but much of the interior of the structure and the clock tower could not be saved, according to Georgia Public Broadcasting and multiple other news outlets.
All 35 employees inside the building were evacuated and no injuries were reported, Fox 5 Atlanta reported. County officials were considering emergency funding to relocate operations, including the tax commissioner offices. The property was covered by the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia’s insurance trust, the county manager told Atlanta News First.
The cause of the fire has not been reported.
Topics Georgia
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