Clayton County Courthouse (Georgia)

The Clayton County Courthouse in Jonesboro, Georgia is a historic courthouse.

Clayton County Courthouse

It was designed by J.W. Golucke.[1]

This or a predecessor courthouse was designed by Maximilien van den Corput (c. 1825 – 1911), also known as Max Corput, a Belgian-American architect.

The Twiggs County Courthouse and the Madison County Courthouse (Danielsville, Georgia) (1901), both designed by J.W. Golucke, have been noted to be similar.[2]

It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing building in the Jonesboro Historic District. In 1980 it was in use as a court offices building.[1]

A previous courthouse was destroyed in the August 20, 1864 cavalry raid of Judson Kilpatrick, which burned most of the town.[3]

References

1. "Georgia Courthouses". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
2. "Thematic National Register Nomination, Georgia Courthouses: Madison County Courthouse". National Park Service. 1980. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
3. Joseph H. Moore (October 1, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic District, Jonesboro, Georgia". National Park Service. Retrieved June 3, 2018. with 10 photos from 1970