The Towns County Jail, also known as Old Towns County Jail, in Hiawassee, Georgia was built in 1935-36 by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration and modified in 1981. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] As of 1985, the building served as Hiawassee City Hall.[2]
Towns County Jail | |
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| Location | Courthouse Square, Hiawassee, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 34°56′47″N 83°45′27″W / 34.94639°N 83.75750°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1935-36; 1981 |
| Built by | Federal Emergency Relief Administration; Ordinary J. F. Johnson |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
| MPS | County Jails of the Georgia Mountains Area TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002087[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 13, 1985 |
It is a two-story rock building with a hipped roof.[2]
The Towns County Herald noted in 1936 that the completed jail was a "'modern, safe, sanitary, and commendable structure'" and praised Ordinary J. F. Johnson for his work building the jail, which cost $4,353 in total. It served as Towns County's jail until the 1970s, when a joint jail shared with Union County was built.[2]
It was one of seven county jails reviewed for National Register listing in 1985.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c Dale Jaeger (1984). "Thematic Jail Nomination - GMAPDC Region: Old Towns County Jail / Towns County Jail". National Park Service. Retrieved January 8, 2016. with six photos from 1984
- ^ Dale Jaeger and Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. (1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: County Jails of the Georgia Mountains Area Planning and Development Commission TR". National Park Service. Retrieved January 8, 2016.