Albany in Dougherty County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Edward Vason Jones

Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 5, 2018

1. Edward Vason Jones Marker

Inscription. Edward Vason Jones, born in Albany on August 3, 1909, was a nationally recognized 20th-century classical architect and designer. Originally a student of dentistry at Northwestern University, Jones was a self-taught architect and began his career at the Atlanta architectural firm Hentz, Adler & Shutze. When the firm closed during World War II, Jones moved to Savannah to design ship hulls for the U.S. Navy. Following the war, Jones designed several notable structures, including Albany’s Hugh Shackelford House and the Albany-Dougherty Courthouse, and oversaw the restoration of the Mississippi Governor’s Mansion. Jones reached national renown when he restored interiors in the U.S. Department of State and the White House. Jones died in 1980 and is buried in Albany’s Oakview Cemetery. The entrance hall to the State Department diplomatic reception rooms in Washington, D.C. was renamed in his honor.

Erected 2018 by the Georgia Historical Society, The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Georgia-Albany Town Committee, and Albany-Dougherty Historic Preservation Commission. (Marker Number 47-4.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites

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• War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is August 3, 1909.

Location. 31° 35.739′ N, 84° 11.646′ W. Marker is in Albany, Georgia, in Dougherty County. Marker can be reached from Dawson Road west of Greenwood Drive, on the right when traveling west. Located on the lawn of the Hugh Shackelford House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1801 Dawson Road, Albany GA 31707, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Royal Air Force (approx. 0.3 miles away); Albany Home of Governor George D. Busbee (approx. 0.9 miles away); Albany’s First Brick House (approx. 2.2 miles away); Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital (approx. 2.3 miles away); St. Teresa's Catholic Church (approx. 2½ miles away); United States Post Office — Courthouse (approx. 2.6 miles away); Albany Municipal Auditorium (approx. 2.6 miles away); Carnegie Library (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albany.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Edward Vason Jones. (Submitted on May 5, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Edward Vason Jones Marker and the Hugh Shackelford House. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 5, 2018

2. Edward Vason Jones Marker and the Hugh Shackelford House.

The Hugh Shackelford House. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 5, 2018

3. The Hugh Shackelford House.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 239 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 5, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.