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This is the Old Pickens County Jail in Jasper, Georgia. The historical marker in front of the building states: "This 1906 jail was built to replace the old rock jail that stood behind the courthouse. The rock jail had replaced the first county jail, a two-story log building. Dr. William B. Tate urged the construction of the jail as a grand juror and on two Citizens Committees. The architects were J. W. Coluke and Co.; contractors were William L. Landrum and Son. The steel work was installed by the Pauly Jail Co. of St. Louis, Mo., specifically by Luthor Cartwright, who while here married and, eventually settled in Jasper. He later supervised construction of the pink marble mansion in Tate. The work on the front of the jail was done by Lee W. Prather, a local stone worker, using marble from the Delaware Quarry at nearby Marble Hill. The Delaware Quarry was opened c. 1840 by pioneer marble entrepreneur Henry Fitzsimmons."
"The jail still has a gallows (non-functioning) although no one was ever executed on this device. The most regular residents of the jail were the sheriffs and their families, who lived here rent free. The jail was ordered closed by a federal court order in 1980. The well in the rear, now filled in, provided water for the hundreds of people who came to Jasper for signing conventions."
Urban/Civic Sites
October 2014
Black & White Architecture
Wells Fargo Center (Formerly Norwest Center)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cesar Pelli
In the work of the Belgrade's architect and professor Nikola Dobrovic, Dubrovnik opus stands out due to its specific quality. Respect for local cultures and resources, as well as identification with the Mediterranean way of life also determine his three projects on the Elaphite Island of Lopud: Grand Hotel, Villa Vesna and memorial monument to Viktor Dyk. The villa, intended for residence throughout a year, is situated on the northern slope where remains of former dwellings were found. These remains were used for construction of the villa's terraced garden supporting walls, and the garden includes an old olive-grove. The first two floors are partly buried into the hillside, the above-ground floor creates an exterior space with shadows for daily usage with its console protrusions, and the roof terrace provides a place to stay after the sunset. An excellent idea by the architect of natural air conditioning is related to the roof terrace.
Imformation taken from mimoa.eu