Pulaski County Courthouse
Hawkinsville, Georgia

Originally built in 1874 with at least five subsequent major renovations, the 17,694 square foot Pulaski County Courthouse, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Structures, presented Garbutt Construction a real renovation challenge:

…to preserve the beauty and the design integrity of the original construction
while accomplishing a total internal and external renovation of what is still a busy, working facility.

After carefully demolishing structural elements that would not survive restoration and raising scaffolding to provide access to all three floors as well as the building’s clock tower, the rebuilding process began. Massive Greek Revival columns supporting the roofline were removed and replaced. The tower clock was reworked and the copper dome completely renovated. Countless decorative window heads, dentils, and other moldings were restored. Old renovation work was removed to bring the balconied courtroom back to its original splendor. An elevator was added, and fire, safety, electrical and air conditioning components were brought to a level that exceeds code requirement.

Were we successful? We think so.

Apparently other people think so, too: the Pulaski County Courthouse Project was a Build Georgia Award nominee and received an Award of Excellence by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation.