Thomaston in Upson County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Upson County Courthouse

Photographed by Mark Parker, January 7, 2025

1. Upson County Courthouse Marker

Inscription.
Upson County Courthouse
Built in 1908
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Erected by United States Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 32° 53.254′ N, 84° 19.613′ W. Marker is in Thomaston, Georgia, in Upson County. It can be reached from North Church Street (U.S. 19) south of West Main Street (Georgia Route 74), on the left when traveling south. The marker is located on the west facing side of the courthouse to the right of the entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 S Center Street, Thomaston GA 30286, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

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,

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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 walking distance of this marker: Upson County World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Upson County (a few steps from this marker); Upson County Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Upson County Vietnam Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Timothy Bernard Seay, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Fight Against Terrorism Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Upson County World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Stephens Automobile Company (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thomaston.

Regarding Upson County Courthouse. Excerpt from Thematic National Register Nomination - Georgia Courthouses:

This courthouse resembles the one that Frank P. Mllburn designed for Wilcox County in Abbeville, Ga. Both are of cream colored brick; both have brick columns with high bases and are Ionic tetrastyle; both have a domed clock tower and both are three

Upson County Courthouse plaque at the west entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, January 7, 2025

2. Upson County Courthouse plaque at the west entrance

stories in height. The Upson plan differs in that it has four pedimented entrances and the clock tower is much plainer design - not nearly so Baroque as the one on the Wilcox County courthouse. It rises in three stages from a square base and the shallow dome houses the clocks that face in four directions. The window shapes are different also - instead of rectangular windows totally, the segmental arched window is used on the first and second story alternated with rectangular ones.

Also see . . . Thematic National Register Nomination Form - Georgia Courthouses. (Submitted on January 11, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Upson County Courthouse West entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, January 7, 2025

3. Upson County Courthouse West entrance

Upson County Courthouse northeast view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, January 7, 2025

4. Upson County Courthouse northeast view

Upson County Courthouse southwest view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, January 7, 2025

5. Upson County Courthouse southwest view

Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 11, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.