{"nrhp_refnum":"80001220","name":"Pierce County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Blackshear","county":"Pierce County","state":"GA","lat":31.306515304000072,"lon":-82.24294791399996,"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 two-story red brick county courthouse at the end of Main Street (U.S. Highway 82) in Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia, built in 1902 to designs by J. W. Golucke & Co.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the courthouse is significant for its dignified design, its position at one end of the town's main street, and its status as one of the oldest surviving structures in the county. It is also tied to a general statement on the architect J. W. Golucke.","narrative":"Blackshear's county courthouse sits at the end of Main Street, U.S. Highway 82, and anchors the town's central axis. Completed in 1902 for about $19,974, it was designed by J. W. Golucke & Co. and built by contractor George A. Clayton. The two-story building is faced in red brick of several shades with pink and white mortar. A projecting Corinthian portico has fluted metal columns, the county name in gold paint on the entablature, and a gold laurel wreath in the pediment. Colossal pilasters with stone trim separate square and round-arched windows, and a stone water table wraps the building. A brick addition stands at the rear. Inside, a small rotunda survives, and the courtroom retains its judge's bench with pediment and Ionic pilasters, along with original balusters echoed in the staircase. The courthouse was listed for its dignified Neo-Classical design, its prominent location, and its age as one of the county's oldest remaining structures.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"J. W. Golucke & Co.; contractor George A. Clayton (George H. Louis also listed as contractor); 1975 work by Osteen & Suttles, Douglas, Ga.","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in excellent condition; a 1975 renovation is noted and the historic courthouse use continues.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.899031-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001220.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001220/31e2d59658-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001220/31e2d59658-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Bubba73 (Jud McCranie)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pierce_County_Courthouse,_Blackshear,_GA,_US.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bubba73 (Jud McCranie)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pierce_County_Courthouse,_Blackshear,_GA,_US.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206560","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_County_Courthouse_(Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28124295"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/pierce-county/pierce-county-courthouse-80001220/"}