{"nrhp_refnum":"80001098","name":"Jeff Davis County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Courthouse Sq.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hazelhurst","county":"Jeff Davis County","state":"GA","lat":31.862678661000075,"lon":-82.60066541599997,"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 Hazelhurst, Jeff Davis County, Georgia, built in 1906 for $24,351 and designed by W. Chamberlin & Co.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the only courthouse of its period in Georgia built with cement blocks. Its plan, with octagonal pavilions at each corner, is described as highly unusual, since courthouses in surrounding counties favor temple fronts with colossal columns.","narrative":"Built in 1906 at a cost of $24,351, the Jeff Davis County Courthouse occupies Courthouse Square in Hazelhurst, Georgia. W. Chamberlin & Co. served as architect and builder, and M. T. Lewman & Co. was the contractor. The Neo-Classical building has a rectangular plan with an octagonal pavilion at each corner, double arches marking the entry, and a central dome with an eastern feeling. Its walls are stucco over cement block. Later renovation enclosed the dome windows and added wooden paneling and acoustical tile inside, where some floors are terrazzo and others carpeted. The property was recognized because it is the only courthouse of its period in Georgia built with cement blocks, and because its corner-pavilion plan is unusual. Courthouses in neighboring counties generally rely on temple fronts with colossal columns. The site covers about two acres and also holds a non-historic office building.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"W. Chamberlin & Co. (architect/builder); M. T. Lewman & Co. (contractor)","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition; interior renovated in 1975, with dome windows enclosed during renovation.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.515578-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001098.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001098/7087fd2424-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001098/7087fd2424-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Blastoids","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jeff_Davis_County_Courthouse_2.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Blastoids</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:Jeff_Davis_County_Courthouse_2.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206304","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Davis_County_Courthouse_(Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6173681"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/jeff-davis-county/jeff-davis-county-courthouse-80001098/"}