Butts County Courthouse

The Butts County Courthouse is an historic former government building designed by Bruce & Morgan and constructed in 1898 by J.H. McKenzie & Son in Jackson, Butts County, Georgia, United States.

Butts County Courthouse
Butts County Courthouse is located in Georgia
Butts County Courthouse
Butts County Courthouse is located in the United States
Butts County Courthouse
LocationJackson, Georgia
Coordinates33°17′41″N 83°58′1″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1898
Built byJ.H. McKenzie & Son
ArchitectBruce & Morgan; J.H. McKenzie & Son
Architectural styleHigh Victorian
MPSGeorgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.80000982[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1980

The courthouse is located on West Third Street (US 23/GA 42/GA 16) and North Mulberry Street, across from the west end of the overlap with GA 36 (South Mulberry Street). It is also located on West Second Street and North Oak Street. In simple terms, the town square.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980.[1] In 2019, courthouse functions ceased in the building, and renovations began in order to re-open as the Economic Development and Tourism Center.[2]

Its design seems to be a less elaborate version of the Monroe County Courthouse designed by Bruce & Morgan in 1896. It is High Victorian in style.[3] The courthouse hosts a confederate monument.[4]

A picture of the confederate monument standing in front of the courthouse
Confederate Monument at Butts County Courthouse

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "1898 Historic Courthouse". Butts County. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  3. "Thematic National Register Nomination, Georgia Courthouses Architectural Survey: Butts County Courthouse". National Park Service. 1980. Retrieved February 1, 2017. with photos
  4. Glidewell, Diane (April 20, 2011). "Confederate monument still stands after 100 years". Jackson Progress-Argus. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

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