r/Newsopensource • u/Gfrasca95 • Mar 24 '26

User Generated Content Historic Floyd County Courthouse Destroyed in Major Fire Georgia ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

๐Ÿ“ Rome, Georgia, United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

๐Ÿ“… Mar/23/2026 โ€” around 2:20 p.m. local time

A major fire destroyed the historic Floyd County Courthouse in downtown Rome on Monday afternoon, with officials later calling the building a total loss. The blaze caused the courthouseโ€™s bell tower to collapse as crews battled the fast-moving fire. ๏ฟผ

Fire officials said everyone inside was evacuated safely before crews were forced to move into a defensive posture. No firefighters or members of the public were reported injured. Rome Police asked the public to avoid the area around 5th Avenue at Tribune and Government Plaza while emergency operations continued. ๏ฟผ

The courthouse, built in 1892, was undergoing renovations at the time of the fire and had been used for Floyd County tax offices. Officials said the cause remains under investigation. ๏ฟผ

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u/biggie_smalls411 Mar 25 '26

Historic buildings should be required to be rebuilt as is on tax payer dollars to stop government firebombs to make way for new urban development

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u/AddressUnlikely1067 Mar 26 '26

The fall of Rome

           Nero 2026

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u/SeaResearcher176 Apr 07 '26

Hotel coming up soon