{"nrhp_refnum":"80001102","name":"Jones County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"GA 49","address_restricted":false,"city":"Gray","county":"Jones County","state":"GA","lat":33.00905782800004,"lon":-83.53486981499998,"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 in Gray, Jones County, Georgia, built in 1906 of brick with stone trim in the Romanesque style, designed by J. W. Golucke & Co. and built at a cost of $35,000.","why_significant":"The nomination ties its significance to the work of architect J. W. Golucke, referring to a general statement on his courthouse designs. The courthouse also reflects the 1905 move of the county seat from Clinton to Gray, largely because of the railroad.","narrative":"Jones County Courthouse in Gray, Georgia, was built in 1906 for $35,000 to a design by J. W. Golucke & Co., with the Atlanta Fireproofing Co. as contractor. It is a brick building with stone trim in the Romanesque style. Its cross plan survives despite additions on two sides and the rear. Corner turrets, a three-stage central clock tower with an open belvedere, pyramidal cap and hooded clocks, and a hipped roof with intersecting gables define its form. On the facade, two-story pedimented pavilions flank a projecting one-story entrance porch with a round-arched opening, and the upper level has triple blind arcades divided by Corinthian pilasters. Inside, the rotunda's pressed metal ceiling has been sprayed with liquid cement, and acoustical tile replaces the courtroom's metal ceiling. The building matters because of Golucke's courthouse work, whose plan resembles his 1890s designs, and because the site near the railroad was a main reason the county seat moved from Clinton to Gray in 1905. The grounds also hold a later jail, an annex and monuments.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"J. W. Golucke & Co. (architect/builder); contractor Atlanta Fireproofing Co.","architectural_style":"Romanesque","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good; additions exist on two sides and the rear, and the original cross plan is still evident. The county commissioners' office is the mailing address.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.48052-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001102.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001102/ce4c2daf28-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001102/ce4c2daf28-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Bubba73","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jones_County_Courthouse,_Gray,_GA,_US_(08).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bubba73</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:Jones_County_Courthouse,_Gray,_GA,_US_(08).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206312","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jones_County_Courthouse_(Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18152767"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/jones-county/jones-county-courthouse-80001102/"}