National Register of Historic Places

Old Union County Courthouse

Blairsville, Union County, Georgia
Listed
September 17, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
80001249

About this property

The Old Union County Courthouse in Blairsville, Georgia was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was designed by architects Golucke & Stewart. It has a hipped roof with intersecting gables. An original clock tower is gone, as are some decorative turrets. It has a Richardsonian Romanesque stone-trimmed arch at the main entrance. The courthouse is in the center of a traffic circle that includes Cleveland Street from the south, Pat Haralson Memorial Drive from the north, Blue Ridge Street from the west, and Wellborn Street and Candler Drive from the east. Until 2016 US 19/129/SR 11 circled around the courthouse from Cleveland Street to the south onto Blue Ridge Street to the west.

Location

Blairsville, Union County, Georgia
34.87618, -83.95849

Categories

ECONOMICSLAWPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURECOMMUNICATIONS
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

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Questions about this property

When was Old Union County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Old Union County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Old Union County Courthouse?

Old Union County Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Old Union County Courthouse?

The period of significance for Old Union County Courthouse is recorded as the civil_war era.

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