Monticello Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Henderson House, 1932, Monticello
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Powell-Jordan-Key House, Monticello
Monticello Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Jasper County Courthouse, 1908, Monticello
This Neoclassical Revival courthouse was designed by T. F. Lockwood.
Monticello Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Historic Storefronts, Monticello
Monticello has a very inviting courthouse square, with beautiful commercial architecture surrounding a people-friendly park.
Typical turn-of-the-century commercial architecture is still in regular use.
Take some time to walk around the square and check it out.
One of the standouts to me is the the Masonic Lodge (left) and the Greek Revival insurance office that was likely once a bank.
Monticello Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Thomas J. Smith House, 1820s, Monticello
This house was built by Thomas Jefferson Smith, presumably in the late 1820s, and was moved from Hillsboro to this location near the courthouse square after his marriage to Nancy Pierce Broddus in 1830. Mr. Smith also operated a large plantation outside town but kept this as a townhouse so his sons could attend the local academy. Smith also built the first three stores in Monticello. He sold the house to Milton S. Benton circa 1890. The Victorian ornamentation was added around the time the house was sold. Mrs. M. S. Benton held the organizational meeting of the Monticello Garden Club [thought to be the second oldest in the nation] here in May 1896.
The house was moved circa 2020.
Monticello Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Colonial Revival Cottage, 1911, Monticello
Monticello Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
BearLax Mural, Monticello
Murals, painted on the sides of prominent buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, were once the preferred way of advertising products from Coca-Cola to laxatives, and almost anything in between. While soda brands seem to dominate the mural landscape, pitches for obscure products and services survive in some locations. The BearLax mural was restored a few years ago as an important document of small-town life. The Georgia Grassroots Art Program, a program of the Georgia Council for the Arts, was responsible for this project.
Monticello Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Monticello High School, 1922
Jasper County’s first high school, Monticello Academy, was built on this location in 1890 and demolished in 1921. Architect Henry Jordan designed the present structure, which was used for high school classes until 1956. From 1956-1975, various lower grades met here, and in 1975, the building was vacated. The Jasper County Historical Foundation acquired it in 1979 and has operated it since. A 2005 inheritance from the Thomas Persons estate has allowed much-needed renovations and insured a healthy future for this much-loved local landmark, now known as Thomas Persons Hall.
Monticello Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
J. H. Kelly House, Circa 1900, Monticello
This was built around the turn of the last century for J. H. Kelly, who once served as president of the Bank of Monticello. Though in a state of decline, it remains one of Monticello’s most interesting houses.
Monticello Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Jordan-Lanier House, 1890s, Monticello
Built for Charles D. Jordan, this house originally featured a widow’s walk.
Monticello Historic District, National Register of Historic Places