{"nrhp_refnum":"80001224","name":"Pulaski County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Courthouse Sq.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hawkinsville","county":"Pulaski County","state":"GA","lat":32.282859458000075,"lon":-83.46912862899995,"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 on Courthouse Square in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia, built in sections beginning with a core dating to 1874, with later additions in 1897 and 1910.","why_significant":"As the seat of local government, the courthouse has served as a focal point and common headquarters for a sizeable area since 1874. It has evolved architecturally through major additions in 1897 and 1910. A chapel just outside the courtroom, still in use, is one of its most unusual features.","narrative":"Pulaski County's courthouse on Courthouse Square in Hawkinsville has served as the center of local government since its core was built in 1874. It grew in stages, with a front portion added in 1897 to designs by architect A.J. Bryan, built by contractors Wagner & Gorenflo, and a rear addition in 1910. A clock was installed in 1885. The brick building has a stucco finish and a Neo-Classical, symmetrical facade with a four-column entrance portico, a pediment with foliate design, and a bracketed cornice. Palladian windows light the second story. A clock tower rises in four stages, topped by a ribbed bronze onion dome. Inside, ceilings have been lowered and acoustical tile added, but a small chapel beside the courtroom remains, with a cross cut into its door, a lectern, and four pews. It is used locally for weddings and prayer groups. Its long role as a governmental focal point and its architectural evolution support its listing.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"A.J. Bryan, architect (1897 front portion); Wagner & Gorenflo, contractors","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition rated good; interior altered with lowered ceilings and acoustical tile; chapel still in use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.196426-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001224.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001224/0fdf3efcf1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001224/0fdf3efcf1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Bubba73 (Jud McCranie)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pulaski_County_Courthouse,_Hawkinsville,_GA,_US.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bubba73 (Jud McCranie)</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:Pulaski_County_Courthouse,_Hawkinsville,_GA,_US.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"04001349","name":"Hawkinsville Commercial and Industrial Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/hawkinsville-commercial-and-industrial-historic-district-04001349/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206564","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulaski_County_Courthouse_(Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7259196"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/pulaski-county/pulaski-county-courthouse-80001224/"}