{"nrhp_refnum":"83003624","name":"Walton County Jail","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"203 Milledge Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Monroe","county":"Walton County","state":"GA","lat":33.79373754200003,"lon":-83.70916355799994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-12-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick county jail at 203 Milledge Avenue in Monroe, Walton County, Georgia, built in 1884-1885 by M.B. McGinty for Walton County.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a local example of small jail architecture of the late 1800s, with Romanesque details and a layout typical of Georgia jails of the 1880s and 1890s. It also represents local government's role as peacekeeper, since counties built jails about as often as courthouses.","narrative":"Built in 1884-1885 at 203 Milledge Avenue in Monroe, the Walton County Jail is a two-story brick building with a metal standing-seam roof. Contractor M.B. McGinty won the $8,850 contract when the county, then building a new courthouse, chose to place the jail away from the courthouse square. Earlier jails, a log structure from 1821 and a more permanent one from 1833-1834, had stood near the courthouse. Romanesque in style, the building has extensive brick detailing at the eaves, a projecting center gable, arched four-over-four windows and an enclosed front porch. One-story additions stand at the rear and south side, and the building was altered in the early 1900s and again in 1953. Its interior layout is typical of late nineteenth-century jails. The nomination treats it as a local example of small Georgia jail design of the 1880s and 1890s and as a symbol of local government's role in keeping the peace. It has served as the county jail since construction.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"M.B. McGinty","architectural_style":"Romanesque","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still in use as the county jail; described as in fair condition, with a rear addition from the early 1900s and alterations in 1953.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.557498-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/83003624.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003624/4103654690-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003624/4103654690-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Quentin Melson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walton_County_Jail,_Monroe,_GA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Quentin Melson</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:Walton_County_Jail,_Monroe,_GA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206686","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134466096"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/walton-county/walton-county-jail-83003624/"}