{"nrhp_refnum":"80000982","name":"Butts County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Courthouse Sq.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Jackson","county":"Butts County","state":"GA","lat":33.29477485600006,"lon":-83.96685213699999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-09-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Economics","Law","Politics/Government","Architecture","Communications"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A county courthouse on Courthouse Square in Jackson, Butts County, Georgia, built in 1898 to designs by Bruce & Morgan at a cost of $24,980. The nominated area is about one acre and also includes a Confederate Monument.","why_significant":"The courthouse is described as an excellent example of High Victorian architecture. Its plan recalls the Monroe County Courthouse that Bruce and Morgan designed in 1896, and it is tied to the firm's wider body of courthouse work.","narrative":"Completed in 1898 on Courthouse Square in Jackson, this brick county courthouse has stone and terra cotta trim and was designed by the firm Bruce & Morgan. J.H. McKenzie & Son was the contractor, and the building cost $24,980. It follows a cross plan with a pyramid-capped bell tower on the south corner rising to four pedimented clock faces. The other three corners have projecting pavilions with quoins and steep hipped roofs. The main entrance has a large round arch, four colossal Ionic pilasters and a Palladian window above. Inside, the second-floor courtroom has a beaded-board ceiling, a small stained glass window in the apse, cast iron Corinthian columns supporting the balcony, and a bow-shaped railing. A steam heating plant was installed during construction. The courthouse is considered an excellent example of High Victorian architecture and resembles the 1896 Monroe County Courthouse by the same architects. The nominated area is about one acre and includes a Confederate Monument.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Bruce & Morgan (architects); J.H. McKenzie & Son (contractor)","architectural_style":"High Victorian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is marked as good.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.205927-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80000982.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000982/fa862370d7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000982/fa862370d7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"John Trainor","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Butts_County_CH_GA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Trainor</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Butts_County_CH_GA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93205898","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butts_County_Courthouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5003136"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/butts-county/butts-county-courthouse-80000982/"}