{"nrhp_refnum":"80001123","name":"Murray County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Courthouse Sq.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chatsworth","county":"Murray County","state":"GA","lat":34.76696853200008,"lon":-84.77036970599994,"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 brick county courthouse on an elevated square in Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia, built in 1916 to a design by Alexander Blair, with H. Carr as contractor.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of two Palladian adaptations among Georgia courthouses, the other built in 1908 in Effingham County. Its elevated site makes it visible from a distance as visitors enter town, and it is described as the most important architectural structure in Chatsworth.","narrative":"Rising from an elevated square in the center of Chatsworth, this three-story brick courthouse was built in 1916 to designs by Alexander Blair, with H. Carr as contractor. It follows a compact cross plan with projecting side pavilions. The front facade has a Doric tetrastyle portico with an entablature topped by a balustrade, while square and round arched windows are set off by emphasized keystones. Dentils along the cornice soften otherwise bold details, and a Jeffersonian tin-covered dome crowns the center. Inside, the courtroom has plaster walls and ceilings twenty feet high, recessed panels with dentils, and a dark wood paneled judge's bench. The building is described as one of only two Palladian adaptations among Georgia courthouses; the other was built in Effingham County in 1908. Its hilltop setting allows it to be seen from a distance on the approach to town, and it is regarded as the most important architectural structure in Chatsworth. A small historic jail also stands on the square.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Alexander Blair (architect/builder); H. Carr (contractor)","architectural_style":"Palladian Adaptation","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition rated good; owned by Murray County and still the county courthouse, with the original courtroom features remaining.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.321883-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001123.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001123/c019cfb50b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001123/c019cfb50b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Cculber007 at English Wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Courthouse_of_Murray_County,_Georgia.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Cculber007 at English Wikipedia</a>, <a href=\"http://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:Courthouse_of_Murray_County,_Georgia.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"05000693","name":"Chatsworth Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/chatsworth-downtown-historic-district-05000693/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206386","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_County_Courthouse_(Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6939183"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/murray-county/murray-county-courthouse-80001123/"}