Old Union County Jail (Blairsville, Georgia)

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Union County Jail
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LocationBlue Ridge Rd., Blairsville, Georgia
Coordinates 34°52′33″N83°57′36″W / 34.87583°N 83.96000°W / 34.87583; -83.96000 Coordinates: 34°52′33″N83°57′36″W / 34.87583°N 83.96000°W / 34.87583; -83.96000
Arealess than one acre
Built1934
MPS County Jails of the Georgia Mountains Area TR
NRHP reference No. 85002088 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 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
  3. 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.