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 and 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 Albanys Hugh Shackelford House and the Albany-Dougherty Courthouse, and oversaw the restoration of the Mississippi Governors 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 Albanys Oakview Cemetery. The entrance hall to the State Department diplomatic reception rooms in Washington, D.C. was renamed in his honor.
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 Albanys Hugh Shackelford House and the Albany-Dougherty Courthouse, and oversaw the restoration of the Mississippi Governors 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 Albanys 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.)
Location. 31° 35.739′ N, 84° 11.646′ W. Marker is in Albany, Georgia, in Dougherty County. It 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.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
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
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 5, 2018
2. Edward Vason Jones Marker and 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 560 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 5, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
