William J.J. Chase

William J.J. Chase was an American architect of Atlanta, Georgia.[1]

Cook County Courthouse, Adel, Georgia

He designed many schools, hospitals, and jails and at least seven courthouses around the state.[2] A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[3]

Works include:

  • Seminole County Courthouse (1922), Courthouse Sq., Donalsonville, GA, NRHP-listed[3] Beaux Arts-style courthouse built in 1922, with an Ionic tetrastyle projecting entrance.[4]
  • Moultrie High School (1928–29), 7th Ave., Moultrie, GA, NRHP-listed[3]
  • Mitchell County Courthouse (mid-1930s), in the NRHP-listed Camilla Commercial Historic District, Camilla, GA, NRHP-listed[3][2]
  • Dixie Hunt Hotel (1937), 209 Spring St., SW, Gainesville, GA, NRHP-listed[3]
  • Troup County Courthouse, Annex, and Jail (1939), LaGrange, Georgia. Public Works Administration-funded, Stripped Classical style.[5]
  • Cook County Courthouse (1939), 212 N. Hutchinson Ave., Adel, GA, NRHP-listed[3]
  • Carroll County Courthouse, Newnan and Dixie Sts. Carrollton, GA, NRHP-listed[3]
  • Hall County Jail, Bradford St., Gainesville, GA, NRHP-listed[3]
  • One or more works in Reynoldstown Historic District, roughly bounded by the CSX rail line, Memorial Dr., Pearl St., and Moreland, Atlanta, GA, NRHP-listed[3]
  • One or more works in Downtown Douglas Historic District, roughly bounded by Jackson St., Pearl Ave., Cherry St. and the Georgia-Florida RR tracks, Douglas, GA, NRHP-listed[3]
  • One or more works in Fort Valley State College Historic District, Pear St. and State University Dr., Fort Valley, GA, NRHP-listed[3]

References
  1. Robert Michael Craig. Atlanta Architecture: Art Deco to Modern Classic, 1929-1959.
  2. Carolyn Brooks (March 1, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Camilla Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved March 21, 2017. With 11 photos from 1984.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. "Thematic National Register Nomination - Georgia Courthouses - Architectural Survey: Seminole County Courthouse". National Park Service. 1980. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  5. 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


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