Jasper County Courthouse - Monticello, GA
N 33° 18.292 W 083° 41.018
17S E 250135 N 3688299
Another historic small town courthouse. This one is just beside the downtown square.
Waymark Code: WM68FC
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2009
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The first "courthouse" in this county was actually the home of a citizen - John Towns - where public business was first done. The second courthouse was a log cabin built in 1809. In 1838, a three-story brick courthouse was built [see postcard]. This structure served until 1907, when construction began on the current courthouse. It is constructed of Georgia marble and brick, with four columns along the front and an eight-sided, domed clock tower. In the 1990s, the size of the courthouse was doubled when an extension was built to the rear of the buiding
Street address:
Courthouse Sq
Monticello, GA usa
00000
County / Borough / Parish: Jasper
Year listed: 1980
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Government: Courthouse
Current function: Government: Courthouse
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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