Union County Jail | |
Location | Blue Ridge Rd., Blairsville, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 34°52′33″N 83°57′36″W / 34.87583°N 83.96000°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1934 |
MPS | County Jails of the Georgia Mountains Area TR |
NRHP reference No. | 85002088 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 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]