The Troup County Courthouse, Annex, and Jail are three buildings built in 1939. Their construction was funded by the Public Works Administration, as a project under the New Deal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration to invest in infrastructure. They were designed by architect William J.J. Chase in Stripped Classical style.[2]
LaGrange was in the news in January 2017 for the public apology of its police chief and mayor for the city's failure to prevent the 1940 lynching of Austin Callaway, a young black man.[3] Callaway was taken by a gang of white men from the jail, which presumably was this Troup County Jail.[citation needed]
The old Troup County Courthouse is used in the 21st century as the Juvenile Courthouse. The jail behind it was torn down in 2001 when the Troup County Government Center was built.[citation needed]
^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
^Emanuella Grinberg (January 27, 2017). "'Justice failed Austin Callaway': Town attempts to atone for 1940 lynching". CNN.
troup, county, courthouse, annex, jail, three, buildings, built, 1939, their, construction, funded, public, works, administration, project, under, deal, president, franklin, roosevelt, administration, invest, infrastructure, they, were, designed, architect, wi. The Troup County Courthouse Annex and Jail are three buildings built in 1939 Their construction was funded by the Public Works Administration as a project under the New Deal of President Franklin D Roosevelt s administration to invest in infrastructure They were designed by architect William J J Chase in Stripped Classical style 2 Troup County Courthouse Annex and JailU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of GeorgiaShow map of the United StatesLocation118 Ridley Avenue LaGrange GeorgiaCoordinates33 2 25 N 85 1 50 W 33 04028 N 85 03056 W 33 04028 85 03056Area1 5 acres 0 61 ha Built1939Built byA J Honeycutt Co ArchitectWilliam J J ChaseArchitectural styleStripped ClassicismMPSGeorgia County Courthouses TRNRHP reference No 95000721 1 Added to NRHPJune 8 1995LaGrange was in the news in January 2017 for the public apology of its police chief and mayor for the city s failure to prevent the 1940 lynching of Austin Callaway a young black man 3 Callaway was taken by a gang of white men from the jail which presumably was this Troup County Jail citation needed The old Troup County Courthouse is used in the 21st century as the Juvenile Courthouse The jail behind it was torn down in 2001 when the Troup County Government Center was built citation needed References edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 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 Emanuella Grinberg January 27 2017 Justice failed Austin Callaway Town attempts to atone for 1940 lynching CNN This article about a property in Georgia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Troup County Courthouse Annex and Jail amp oldid 1178888920, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
