{"nrhp_refnum":"80001249","name":"Old Union County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Courthouse Sq.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Blairsville","county":"Union County","state":"GA","lat":34.87618357100007,"lon":-83.95849001599998,"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":"The Old Union County Courthouse is a brick courthouse with stone trim on Courthouse Square in Blairsville, Union County, Georgia, built in 1899 to a design by Golucke and Stewart.","why_significant":"The nomination points to the courthouse's architect, J. W. Golucke, and refers to a general statement on his work. Its plan resembles those used in the Baker, Henry, Jones and Schley county courthouses. It is described as a threatened building whose old town square site and fine design make reuse for community purposes possible.","narrative":"Built in 1899 on Courthouse Square in Blairsville, this Romanesque courthouse was designed by Golucke and Stewart and built by contractor M. B. McGinty. It is made of brick with stone trim and laid out on a cross plan, with round arches used inside and out. A Richardsonian stone-trimmed arch covers the projecting entrance stoop, and matching two-story pavilions with triple blind arcades frame the entry. A stone stringcourse circles the building, and the hipped roof has intersecting gables. The original clock tower and some decorative turrets are gone, which gives the building a truncated look. Inside, the courtroom keeps its pressed metal ceiling, though the balcony was enclosed for storage and offices and the interior is in poor shape. The courthouse is no longer in use. It was listed as part of a group of Georgia courthouses associated with architect J. W. Golucke. Its plan resembles courthouses in Baker, Henry, Jones and Schley counties. The building is considered threatened, but its site and design suggest it could be adapted to community use.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Golucke and Stewart (architects); M. B. McGinty (contractor)","architectural_style":"Romanesque","criteria":[],"status_note":"No longer in use as a courthouse; condition marked poor, with the interior described as in shambles. A 1980 newspaper clipping says TVA and the Small Business Development Center would study reuse potential.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.263576-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001249.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001249/8291d08666-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001249/8291d08666-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"John Trainor","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Union_County_Georgia_Courthouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Trainor</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Union_County_Georgia_Courthouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206640","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Union_County_Courthouse_(Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16934446"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/union-county/old-union-county-courthouse-80001249/"}