The Towns County Jail, also known as Old Towns County Jail, in Hiawassee, Georgia was built in 1935-36 by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration and modified in 1981. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] As of 1985, the building served as Hiawassee City Hall.[2]

Towns County Jail
Towns County Jail is located in Georgia
Towns County Jail
Towns County Jail is located in the United States
Towns County Jail
LocationCourthouse Square, Hiawassee, Georgia
Coordinates34°56′47″N 83°45′27″W / 34.94639°N 83.75750°W / 34.94639; -83.75750
Arealess than one acre
Built1935-36; 1981
Built byFederal Emergency Relief Administration; Ordinary J. F. Johnson
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPSCounty Jails of the Georgia Mountains Area TR
NRHP reference No.85002087[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1985

It is a two-story rock building with a hipped roof.[2]

The Towns County Herald noted in 1936 that the completed jail was a "'modern, safe, sanitary, and commendable structure'" and praised Ordinary J. F. Johnson for his work building the jail, which cost $4,353 in total. It served as Towns County's jail until the 1970s, when a joint jail shared with Union County was built.[2]

It was one of seven county jails reviewed for National Register listing in 1985.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Dale Jaeger (1984). "Thematic Jail Nomination - GMAPDC Region: Old Towns County Jail / Towns 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.