{"nrhp_refnum":"95000712","name":"Brantley County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"117 Brantley St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Nahunta","county":"Brantley County","state":"GA","lat":31.202860092000037,"lon":-81.98159632499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-06-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Colonial Revival courthouse at 117 Brantley Street in Nahunta, Brantley County, Georgia, completed in 1930 and designed by Thomas J. Darling of Waycross. The nominated area also includes the county jail, which is a noncontributing resource.","why_significant":"It is significant in architecture as a good and intact example of a 1930s Colonial Revival community landmark building, and as the work of architect Thomas Jefferson Darling. It is also significant in politics and government as the center of county government activity since 1930. It is one of 19 Georgia courthouses built from 1930 to 1945.","narrative":"Brantley County Courthouse, at 117 Brantley Street in Nahunta, Georgia, is a two-story brick building in the Colonial Revival style, completed in 1930 to a design by Waycross architect Thomas J. Darling. Ledsinger and Turner were the contractors. It has a hipped roof, a projecting central entrance bay with a clock and small tower, and an arched entrance with a fanlight. Two one-story wings were added in 1978. Inside, pressed metal ceilings, plaster walls, a classical-detailed judge's bench and original light fixtures survive. The building was listed for its architecture, as an intact and understated 1930s example of a freestanding community landmark, and for its role in county government. Nahunta won the county seat after a contested vote and a Georgia Supreme Court ruling in 1923, and this is the county's second courthouse. Construction cost $29,286, with furnishings adding $5,714. The adjacent jail, built in 1938-39, was heavily altered and does not contribute.","period_of_significance":"1930-1945","architect_builder":"T.J. Darling, architect; Ledsinger & Turner, contractors (1930 courthouse); O'Steen & Suttles, architects and Watson-Yeagan, Inc., contractors (1978 addition)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a courthouse and correctional facility area; the exterior, courtroom and public spaces have undergone little change, apart from two one-story wings added in 1978.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.20477-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/95000712.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000712/66f84b8e36-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000712/66f84b8e36-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Michael Rivera","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brantley_County_Courthouse_(North_face).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Rivera</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:Brantley_County_Courthouse_(North_face).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93205862","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brantley_County_Courthouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16953422"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/brantley-county/brantley-county-courthouse-95000712/"}