Chase, William J. J.United States, Georgia, Oconee County, Watkinsville, 33.8629, -83.40877Jackson, Edwin L.1939Architecture Style: Stripped ClassicalCourthouse Details: There were two courthouses in Watkinsville, built in 1806 and 1849, when it served as seat of government for Clarke County. When Oconee County was created in 1875, Watkinsville was designated county seat. A new courthouse was built that same year. The current brick courthouse, built by the Project Works Administration, was completed in 1939 and has undergone several renovations since, the latest being in 1998, when a courthouse addition also was constructed at the rear of the 1939 structure. Also in the 1990s, a county government annex was built on Ga. 15 just south of Watkinsville.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Courthouses--Georgia--Oconee CountyCourthouses--Georgia--WatkinsvilleOconee County CourthouseStillImage