National Register of Historic Places

Troup County Courthouse, Annex, and Jail

LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia
Listed
June 7, 1995
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
95000721

About this property

The Troup County Courthouse, Annex, and Jail are three buildings built in 1939 with funding from the Public Works Administration, as a project under the New Deal of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration to invest in infrastructure. They were designed by architect William J.J. Chase in Stripped Classical style. LaGrange was in the news in January 2017 for the public apology of its police chief and mayor for the city's failure to prevent the 1940 lynching of Austin Callaway, a young black man. Callaway was taken by a gang of white men from the jail, which presumably was this Troup County Jail. The old Troup County Courthouse is used in the 21st century as the Juvenile Courthouse. The jail behind it was torn down in 2001 when the Troup County Government Center was built.

Location

LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia
33.04036, -85.03063

Categories

ARCHITECTUREPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Troup County Courthouse, Annex, and Jail listed on the National Register?

Troup County Courthouse, Annex, and Jail was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 7, 1995.

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Troup County Courthouse, Annex, and Jail is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Troup County Courthouse, Annex, and Jail is recorded as the industrial era.

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