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Jeff Davis County Courthouse (Georgia)

Coordinates: 31°51′45″N 82°36′3″W / 31.86250°N 82.60083°W / 31.86250; -82.60083
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Jeff Davis County Courthouse
Main entrance of the original part
Jeff Davis County Courthouse (Georgia) is located in Georgia
Jeff Davis County Courthouse (Georgia)
Jeff Davis County Courthouse (Georgia) is located in the United States
Jeff Davis County Courthouse (Georgia)
LocationCourthouse Sq., Hazlehurst, Georgia
Coordinates31°51′45″N 82°36′3″W / 31.86250°N 82.60083°W / 31.86250; -82.60083
Built1906
Built byM.T. Lewman & Co.
ArchitectChamberlin, W.,& Co.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSGeorgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.80001098[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1980
Modern entrance

Jeff Davis County Courthouse in Hazlehurst, Georgia was constructed in 1906. W. Chamberlain & Co. designed the building. Renovations were completed in 1975 and 1995. The latest renovations were designed by Brittain, Thompson, Bray, Brown, Inc.

Designed in the Neoclassical Revival style, the building is the county's first courthouse. A domed clock tower rises above the structure. The dome is "rather Eastern in feeling". Windows of the dome were enclosed in renovations before 1980. The footprint of the building is unusual: it has octagonal pavilions at each corner of a rectangular design.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Thematic National Register Nomination - Georgia Courthouses - Architectural Survey Form: Jeff Davis County Courthouse". National Park Service. 1980. Retrieved July 14, 2016. with photos
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