{"nrhp_refnum":"80000966","name":"Atkinson County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Austin at Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pearson","county":"Atkinson County","state":"GA","lat":31.297523737000063,"lon":-82.85281088799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-09-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Economics","Politics/Government","Architecture","Communications"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Neo-Classical county courthouse at Austin and Main Streets in Pearson, Atkinson County, Georgia, built in 1920 to a design by J. J. Baldwin.","why_significant":"The courthouse is described as a J. J. Baldwin design that varies the Neo-Classical theme. It differs from the Candler, Evans and Treutlen county courthouses but still follows Classical details. It was nominated as part of a thematic group of Georgia courthouses.","narrative":"Built in 1920 at Austin and Main Streets in Pearson, the Atkinson County Courthouse was designed by J. J. Baldwin and constructed by Holly Construction Co. Its brick walls with white stone trim give the building a crisp, contrasting appearance. The facade is Doric tetrastyle, with a recessed two-story porch framed by columns in antis and the name of the county courthouse carved into the frieze. Quoins at the corners add a sense of weight, and the flat roof carries a small domed clock tower with hooded clocks facing four directions. Inside, the courtroom still has its s-curve gallery, although acoustical tile has replaced the original ceiling. The courthouse was listed because it offers a distinct variation on the Neo-Classical theme by Baldwin. It differs from the Candler, Evans and Treutlen courthouses yet keeps to Classical detailing. It was considered as one of a group of Georgia county courthouses, and its condition is recorded as fair.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"J. J. Baldwin (architect); Holly Construction Co. (contractor)","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as fair; the courtroom retains its s-curve gallery, while acoustical tile has replaced the original ceiling.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.192833-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80000966.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000966/eee6f64037-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000966/eee6f64037-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Mjrmtg","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atkinson_County_Courthouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Mjrmtg</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atkinson_County_Courthouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93205824","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atkinson_County_Courthouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16162105"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/atkinson-county/atkinson-county-courthouse-80000966/"}