{"nrhp_refnum":"80001242","name":"Taliaferro County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"GA 12","address_restricted":false,"city":"Crawfordville","county":"Taliaferro County","state":"GA","lat":33.55463164200006,"lon":-82.89665638199995,"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 brick, two-story courthouse over a basement in Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Georgia, built in 1901 at a cost of $19,600 to a design by Lewis F. Goodrich.","why_significant":"The nomination notes that Judge Horace M. Holden, later an associate justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, presided over the first court session on May 12, 1902. It also holds county records of marriages, wills, land transactions and road construction. Review notes cite its continuing historic use and surviving interior features, including floor materials and a cast spiral stair.","narrative":"Built in 1901 for $19,600, the Taliaferro County Courthouse in Crawfordville is a brick, two-story building over a basement, designed by Lewis F. Goodrich and constructed by J. H. McKenzie & Son. It is described as High Victorian in style. A rectangular corner clock tower carries an octagonal domed cupola, and the center bays of the facade and side elevations each have a one-story projecting entrance porch topped by a balustrade. Windows mix round, segmental and rectangular arches, and the corner pavilions have differing roof styles. Inside, the old courtroom keeps its high ceiling and some small panes of colored glass in the transoms, although the interior is run-down. The first session of court was held on May 12, 1902, with Judge Horace M. Holden presiding; he later served as an associate justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. The courthouse also preserves county records of marriages, wills, land transactions and road construction. The old jail beside it has since been demolished.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect/builder Lewis F. Goodrich; contractor J. H. McKenzie & Son","architectural_style":"High Victorian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in need of renovation, with a run-down interior; the adjacent old jail has been demolished per a 7/21/80 addendum.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.138057-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001242.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001242/fa19bfee21-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001242/fa19bfee21-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"TampAGS, for AGS Media","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taliaferro_County_Courthouse_and_flagpole.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">TampAGS, for AGS Media</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:Taliaferro_County_Courthouse_and_flagpole.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"06000124","name":"Crawfordville Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/crawfordville-historic-district-06000124/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206614","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7679475"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/taliaferro-county/taliaferro-county-courthouse-80001242/"}