Jones County Courthouse (Gray, Georgia)

Jones County Courthouse
Location GA 49, Gray, Georgia
Coordinates 33°0′32″N 83°32′6″W / 33.00889°N 83.53500°W / 33.00889; -83.53500Coordinates: 33°0′32″N 83°32′6″W / 33.00889°N 83.53500°W / 33.00889; -83.53500
Area 1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built 1906
Built by Atlanta Fireproofing Co.
Architect J.W. Golucke
Architectural style Romanesque
MPS Georgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP Reference # 80001102[1]
Added to NRHP September 18, 1980

The Jones County Courthouse, in Gray, Georgia was built in 1906 in the Romanesque Revival style. It was designed by J. W. Golucke and is noted for its arched clock tower.[2]

The first courthouse, in Albany, Georgia (not to be confused with present-day Albany, Georgia), later renamed Clinton, Georgia, was the private residence of William Jones. A temporary structure housed the court until 1816, when a third, more permanent, building was erected. When the county seat moved to Gray, Georgia, the current courthouse was built in 1905. It is noted for its arched clock tower, which was restored in 2005-2006. The courthouse was rehabilitated in 1992.[3] It was added tp the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

It cost $35,000 to construct in 1906. Dates and costs of later additions are unknown.[4]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Courtesy of Georgia Info, Digital Library of Georgia and New Georgia Encyclopedia
  3. ↑ Courtesy of Georgia Info
  4. ↑ "Thematic National Register Nomination, Georgia Courthouses Architectural Survey: Jones County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. 1980. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
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