{"nrhp_refnum":"80001110","name":"Lowndes County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Central and Ashley Sta.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Valdosta","county":"Lowndes County","state":"GA","lat":30.83262318000004,"lon":-83.27909688299997,"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 three-story Neo-Classical county courthouse with a basement, on Courthouse Square at Central and Ashley Streets in Valdosta, Georgia, built 1904-05 at a cost of $60,000 to designs by Frank P. Milburn.","why_significant":"The building is described as one of the most complex exteriors of any courthouse in Georgia, with multiple domes, balustrades and grand entrances. It is the work of Frank P. Milburn, who designed four courthouses in the state. The nomination says it echoes the character of the townspeople of 1904 and reflects local politics and community cultural traditions.","narrative":"Valdosta's county courthouse was built in 1904-05 on a square at Central and Ashley Streets, at a cost of $60,000. Architect Frank P. Milburn designed it, and Algernon Blair served as contractor. The three-story building over a basement is faced in cream-colored brick with deep red mortar. Granite Corinthian columns, 25 feet high, mark the Central Street entrance, reached by a flight of steps. Domed corner pavilions with colossal pilasters project from the main block, a balustrade circles the roofline, and a two-stage tower with a lanterned dome rises from the center, with niches, urns and Ionic columns. Its massing is described as Baroque. Inside, a rear addition and later paneling, carpeting and tile have changed some spaces, but elaborate marble and iron staircases, marble floors and wainscoting survive. It was listed because it is among the most complex courthouse exteriors in Georgia and the work of a designer of four state courthouses.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect Frank P. Milburn; contractor Algernon Blair","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical","criteria":[],"status_note":"Rated in excellent condition; the interior has been altered with a rear addition, paneling, carpeting and tile, though marble staircases, floors and wainscoting remain.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.209005-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001110.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001110/78c8ce93f3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001110/78c8ce93f3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.5","author":"Ebyabe","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valdosta_GA_crths02.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebyabe</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.5</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valdosta_GA_crths02.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"02001633","name":"Valdosta Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/valdosta-commercial-historic-district-boundary-increase-02001633/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206334","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowndes_County_Courthouse_(Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17019205"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/lowndes-county/lowndes-county-courthouse-80001110/"}