Walton Jackson Building – Gainesville, Georgia (1936)

We’ll go with 1936 as the date for this fine building in Gainesville, Georgia, designed in the Classic Moderne style and elegantly clad in marble.

I suspect the structure was designed by Daniel & Beutell of Atlanta, who profited handsomely after Gainesville’s commercial district was substantially destroyed by a tornado in April 1936.^{2 3}

Daniel & Beutell designed the nearby Hall County Courthouse and Gainesville City Hall—both are similar in style and appearance to this building. The firm also designed another project for Walton Jackson in 1936.⁴

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References

1. “Gainesville Lot Sold For $37,500”. The Atlanta Journal, April 29, 1936, p. 14. ↩︎
2. “43 Known Dead, Others Feared Lost In Debris, Hundreds Are Injured In Gainesville Tornado”. The Atlanta Journal, April 6, 1936, p. 1. ↩︎
3. “150 Are Known Dead At Gainesville; Fires Ravaging City Are Controlled”. The Atlanta Constitution, April 7, 1936, p. 1. ↩︎
4. Manufacturer’s Record Daily Construction Bulletin, Volume 77 (1936). ↩︎