William J.J. Chase

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Cook County Courthouse, Adel, Georgia

William J.J. Chase was an American architect of Atlanta, Georgia.[1]

He designed many schools, hospitals, and jails and at least seven courthouses around the state.[2] A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[3]

Works include:

  • Seminole County Courthouse (1922), Courthouse Sq., Donalsonville, GA, NRHP-listed[3] Beaux Arts-style courthouse built in 1922, with an Ionic tetrastyle projecting entrance.[4]
  • Moultrie High School (1928–29), 7th Ave., Moultrie, GA, NRHP-listed[3]
  • (mid-1930s), in the NRHP-listed Camilla Commercial Historic District, Camilla, GA, NRHP-listed[3][2]
  • Dixie Hunt Hotel (1937), 209 Spring St., SW, Gainesville, GA, NRHP-listed[3]
  • Troup County Courthouse, Annex, and Jail (1939), LaGrange, Georgia. Public Works Administration-funded, Stripped Classical style.[5]
  • Cook County Courthouse (1939), 212 N. Hutchinson Ave., Adel, GA, NRHP-listed[3]
  • Carroll County Courthouse, Newnan and Dixie Sts. Carrollton, GA, NRHP-listed[3]
  • Hall County Jail, Bradford St., Gainesville, GA, NRHP-listed[3]
  • One or more works in Reynoldstown Historic District, roughly bounded by the CSX rail line, Memorial Dr., Pearl St., and Moreland, Atlanta, GA, NRHP-listed[3]
  • One or more works in Downtown Douglas Historic District, roughly bounded by Jackson St., Pearl Ave., Cherry St. and the Georgia-Florida RR tracks, Douglas, GA, NRHP-listed[3]
  • One or more works in Fort Valley State College Historic District, Pear St. and State University Dr., Fort Valley, GA, NRHP-listed[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Robert Michael Craig. Atlanta Architecture: Art Deco to Modern Classic, 1929-1959.
  2. ^ a b Carolyn Brooks (March 1, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Camilla Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved March 21, 2017. With 11 photos from 1984.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "Thematic National Register Nomination - Georgia Courthouses - Architectural Survey: Seminole County Courthouse". National Park Service. 1980. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  5. ^ Leslie N. Sharp (April 13, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Troup County Courthouse, Annex, and Jail". National Park Service. Retrieved January 27, 2017. with 12 photos


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