{"nrhp_refnum":"95000721","name":"Troup County Courthouse, Annex, and Jail","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"E. Haralson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"LaGrange","county":"Troup County","state":"GA","lat":33.04036206300003,"lon":-85.03062821199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-06-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Politics/Government","Landscape Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A county government complex of three buildings (courthouse, annex and jail) on East Haralson Street in LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia, completed in 1939 and designed by Atlanta architect William J. J. Chase.","why_significant":"The complex is argued to be an intact example of Stripped Classical community landmark buildings of the 1930s and a work of the prominent architect Chase. Its landscaped grounds are noted for landscape architecture. It has been the center of county government since 1939 and was built with federal Public Works Administration money during the New Deal.","narrative":"Three marble-clad buildings on East Haralson Street in LaGrange make up the Troup County government complex: a two-story courthouse, a smaller annex and a three-story jail. Completed in 1939 after the previous courthouse burned in 1936, they were designed by Atlanta architect William J. J. Chase and built by A. J. Honeycutt Company. The project cost $240,000, with Public Works Administration funds covering a large share. The courthouse shows the Stripped Classical style through fluted pilasters, a simple cornice and symmetrical massing, while the annex and jail are plainer. Inside, the courthouse keeps marble walls, terrazzo floors, original fixtures and an ornate courtroom. Terraced grounds with sidewalks, steps and shade trees link the buildings. The complex is valued as an intact example of 1930s public architecture, as a New Deal relief project, and as the seat of county government since 1939. It remains in use as courthouse and jail.","period_of_significance":"1939-1945","architect_builder":"William J. J. Chase - architect of courthouse, annex, and jail; A.J. Honeycutt, Co. - Builder","architectural_style":"Stripped Classical","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as the county courthouse and correctional facility; the exterior is essentially untouched, with only minor interior changes and no additions.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.528456-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/95000721.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000721/64f137ae3a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000721/64f137ae3a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Rivers Langley; SaveRivers","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Troup_County,_Georgia_Courthouse,_Annex,_and_Jail.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Rivers Langley; SaveRivers</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:Troup_County,_Georgia_Courthouse,_Annex,_and_Jail.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"01000971","name":"Lagrange Commercial Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/lagrange-commercial-historic-district-01000971/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206632","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troup_County_Courthouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29093206"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/troup-county/troup-county-courthouse-annex-and-jail-95000721/"}