Old Union County Jail (Blairsville, Georgia)
Union County Jail | |
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| Location | Blue Ridge Rd., Blairsville, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 34°52′33″N 83°57′36″W / 34.87583°N 83.96000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1934 |
| MPS | County Jails of the Georgia Mountains Area TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002088[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 13, 1985 |
The Union County Jail, also known as Old Union County Jail, in Blairsville, Georgia was built in 1934, a block away from Union County's historic courthouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
It is a two-story building with a hipped roof and a one-story porch across its front facade. It is built of rock with, on the front facade, raised mortar. The porch is held up by square wood columns upon rock piers.[2]
It served as Union County's jail until the 1970s, when a joint jail shared with Towns County was built. As of 1984, the building held the Blairsville City Hall and also the town's Chamber of Commerce office.[2]
It was one of seven county jails reviewed for National Register listing in 1985.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Dale Jaeger (1984). "Thematic Jail Nomination - GMAPDC Region: Old Union County Jail / Union County Jail". National Park Service. Retrieved January 8, 2016. with six photos from 1984
- ^ Dale Jaeger and Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. (1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: County Jails of the Georgia Mountains Area Planning and Development Commission TR". National Park Service. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
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