{"nrhp_refnum":"80001159","name":"Columbus Stockade","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"622 10th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Muscogee County","state":"GA","lat":32.464603633000024,"lon":-84.98394863499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-12-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A jail building at 622 10th Street in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, built around 1870 by the City of Columbus. It combines two brick buildings joined in the early 1900s, with a 1930 addition.","why_significant":"The stockade served Columbus for over 100 years as the city's main place for holding prisoners, and it is tied to the establishment of law and order in the city. It inspired the 1927 song \"Columbus Stockade Blues\" by Thomas P. Darby and Jimmy Tarlton. It is also described as the oldest known example of Renaissance Revival architecture in Columbus.","narrative":"Built around 1870 as a city jail, the Columbus Stockade at 622 10th Street is a brick complex made from at least two buildings joined in the early 1900s, with a two-story addition and a 1930 expansion. The larger section is Renaissance Revival, with a pedimented north pavilion, paneled pilasters, a brick band between floors and large ogee brackets under the cornice. The smaller section is Romanesque Revival, with a hip roof, corbel tables and semicircular arches. It held prisoners until early 1972 and has since been used for storage. The stockade is regarded as a local landmark that served Columbus for more than a century as its main place of confinement. It also has a musical connection: Columbus native Thomas P. Darby and his partner Jimmy Tarlton wrote \"Columbus Stockade Blues\" in 1927, a song widely known in the South and later recorded by well-known performers. The main section is considered the oldest known Renaissance Revival example in the city.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Renaissance Revival (main building) and Romanesque Revival (smaller building)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Held prisoners until early 1972; later used as a storage area. Described as in fair condition in a commercial area.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.086505-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001159.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206452","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134401616"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/muscogee-county/columbus-stockade-80001159/"}