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

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). ↩︎