Jackson County Courthouse (Georgia)

Jackson County Courthouse is a two-story brick building designed by architect W.W. Thomas and built in 1879 in Jefferson, Georgia. Its Classical Revival clock tower was added in 1906. It was one of the first post-Civil War county courthouses built in Georgia. It is unusual for surviving little-altered since construction.[2] In 2004, a new courthouse was built in Jefferson.

Courthouse in 2012
Jackson County Courthouse
Jackson County Courthouse, photographed c. 1970
Location85 Washington St.,
Jefferson, Georgia
Coordinates34°7′6″N 83°34′28″W
Built1879, 1906 (clock tower), 1978 (renovations)
Built byM.B. McGinty
ArchitectThomas, W.W.
Architectural styleNeoclassical
MPSGeorgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.80001096[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1980

It was renovated in 1978.[2]

Its courtroom has a "Cathedral quilt" pressed metal coved ceiling and egg and dart cornices.[2]

Its architect, William Winstead Thomas (1848-1904), was president of an insurance company but also designed buildings, including the White Hall estate house outside Atlanta and at least two other courthouses.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "Thematic National Register Nomination - Georgia Courthouses Architectural Survey: Jackson County Courthouse". National Park Service. (including two photos)


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