{"nrhp_refnum":"80001092","name":"Henry County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Courthouse Sq.","address_restricted":false,"city":"McDonough","county":"Henry County","state":"GA","lat":33.448092435000035,"lon":-84.14702048899994,"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":"The third and present Henry County Courthouse, a brick Romanesque-style building on the town square in McDonough, Georgia, built in 1897 to designs by Golucke and Stewart.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a fine example of the Georgia adaptation of the Romanesque style. Its cross plan resembles those used by architect J. W. Golucke for courthouses in Madison, Union and Schley counties. The pressed metal courtroom ceiling survives as an outstanding interior feature.","narrative":"Henry County's third and present courthouse sits on a corner facing the town square in McDonough, Georgia. Completed in 1897 from designs by Golucke and Stewart, with Frank P. Heifner as contractor, it is built of brick with stone and metal trim. Its cross plan resembles courthouses that architect J. W. Golucke designed in Madison, Union and Schley counties. Romanesque features include a large rounded entrance, arched windows, bands of stone that emphasize structural elements, and turrets on the pyramidal-capped clock tower. Pavilions project forward on either side of the entrance. Inside, the pressed metal ceiling of the courtroom remains in place above a later dropped ceiling of acoustical tile. Changes over time have mostly been interior, including new wall coverings, ceiling materials and structural work to create office space. The building was recognized as a fine example of the Georgia adaptation of the Romanesque style, although it was in poor condition from deferred maintenance, it remained structurally sound.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Golucke and Stewart (architects); Frank P. Heifner (contractor)","architectural_style":"Romanesque","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as poor due to lack of maintenance for over ten years, but structurally sound. Alterations were primarily interior, with structural changes to provide office space.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.800392-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001092.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001092/d37198fedb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001092/d37198fedb-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jud McCranie","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_County_Courthouse,_McDonough,_GA,_US.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jud McCranie</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_County_Courthouse,_McDonough,_GA,_US.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"07001201","name":"McDonough Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/mcdonough-historic-district-07001201/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206296","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_County_Courthouse_(Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16842891"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/henry-county/henry-county-courthouse-80001092/"}