Cooper Carry ArchitectureUnited States, Georgia, Jackson County, Jefferson, 34.11705, -83.57239Seibert, David, 1941-20202003/2004Architecture Style: Classical ModernCourthouse Details: This is the fifth courthouse for Jackson County. Prior to building of a courthouse, superior court was held at the home of Thomas Kirkpatrick beginning in Aug. 1796. In 1799, Clarkesboro was designated county seat of Jackson County and a courthouse was built. In 1800, the General Assembly moved the county seat to Jefferson, where a wooden courthouse subsequently was built. In 1820, a brick courthouse was built. The fourth courthouse was built in 1879. Because of rapid population growth in Jackson County, county officials began planning for a new courthouse in 2002 and purchased land outside the downtown area for consturction of a new courthouse and county government buildings. The project was completed in 2004.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Courthouses--Georgia--Jackson CountyCourthouses--Georgia--JeffersonJackson County CourthouseStillImage