GeorgiaThis annex supplements Pierce County's historic courthouse on the Blackshear square, the 1902 Classical Revival building designed by the prolific Georgia firm J. W. Golucke & Co. and built for about $20,000 to replace an 1875 structure. Constructed of several shades of red brick with metal fluted columns and a small interior rotunda, the main courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. A block away stands the county's 1894 jail, the third of five Pierce County jails, whose tall central tower earned it the nickname the "Hanging Jail"; despite the ominous name and the tower's silhouette, no execution is actually recorded there, and the building was retired in the 1920s. The historic courthouse remains the centerpiece of the county seat while the county has expanded its judicial functions into adjacent annex buildings such as this one.
Pierce County Courthouse Annex III
The stone-and-brick heart of every Georgia county.
Pierce County Courthouse Annex III is a courthouse in Blackshear, Pierce County. It is one of 2 courthouses documented in Pierce County, among 39 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.3037, -82.2339 near Blackshear. The nearest cataloged historic site is Blackshear City Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pierce County Jail, Blackshear Depot, and Pierce County.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
This annex supplements Pierce County's historic courthouse on the Blackshear square, the 1902 Classical Revival building designed by the prolific Georgia firm J. W. Golucke & Co. and built for about $20,000 to replace an 1875 structure. Constructed of several shades of red brick with metal fluted columns and a small interior rotunda, the main courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. A block away stands the county's 1894 jail, the third of five Pierce County jails, whose tall central tower earned it the nickname the "Hanging Jail"; despite the ominous name and the tower's silhouette, no execution is actually recorded there, and the building was retired in the 1920s. The historic courthouse remains the centerpiece of the county seat while the county has expanded its judicial functions into adjacent annex buildings such as this one.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgen.wikipedia.orggeorgiaencyclopedia.org
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