Towns County Jail

The Towns County Jail, also known as Old Towns County Jail, in Hiawassee, Georgia was built in 1935-36 by the Federal [Emergency Relief Administration] and modified in 1981. It was listed on the National Register of [Historic Places] in 1985. As of 1985, the building served as Hiawassee City Hall.
It is a two-story rock building with a hipped roof.
The Towns [County Herald] noted in 1936 that the completed jail was a "'modern, safe, sanitary, and commendable structure'" and praised Ordinary J. F. Johnson for his work building the jail, which cost $4,353 in total. It served as Towns County's jail until the 1970s, when a joint jail shared with Union County was built.
It was one of seven county jails reviewed for National Register listing in 1985.