Coordinates: 33°57′5.21″N 83°59′35.09″W / 33.9514472°N 83.9930806°W / 33.9514472; -83.9930806

Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center

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Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center
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Alternative namesGwinnett County Courthouse, GJAC
General information
Architectural styleModern
ClassificationCourthouse
Address75 Langley Drive
Town or cityLawrenceville, Georgia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates33°57′5.21″N 83°59′35.09″W / 33.9514472°N 83.9930806°W / 33.9514472; -83.9930806
Completed1988
Cost$72 million
Technical details
Floor count4
Floor area508,000 square feet (47,000 m2)
Grounds61 acres (25 ha; 0.095 sq mi)
Design and construction
Architecture firmRichardson, Inc and Architects Plus
Website
www.gwinnettcourts.com

The Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center (also called the Gwinnett County Courthouse or GJAC) is a courthouse and administrative center for Gwinnett County, Georgia located in the county seat of Lawrenceville, Georgia.

History

The Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center was built in 1988[1] at a cost of $72 million[2] to replace the original Gwinnett County Courthouse, which had been built in 1872 shortly after the American Civil War.[3]

The facility was designed by architecture firms Richardson, Inc. from Dallas, Texas, and Architects Plus from Norcross, Georgia.[2]

In 2021 the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved a $34 million renovation to the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center and the nearby One Justice Square building.[1] The One Justice Square building is one block away from the GJAC and contains office spaces for the Gwinnett County Department of Planning and Development[4]

Facility

The facility, also known as the Gwinnett County Courthouse, is located at 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville.[5] The primary facility is 508,000 square feet (47,000 m2) and consists of four levels on 61 acres (25 ha; 0.095 sq mi) of land.[2] The facility consists of 27 courtrooms, offices for various departments of the Gwinnett County government, and a law library.[2]

In 2019[6] a 487,600 square feet (45,000 m2) parking deck was added which has 1,450 parking spaces.[7][8]

Expansion

Charolotte J. Nash Court Building
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Alternative namesGwinnett County Courthouse Expansion
General information
Completed2020
Cost$75 million
Technical details
Floor count5
Floor area228,000 square feet (21,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architecture firmPieper O'Brien Herr Architects and DLR Group

A $75 million expansion project in 2020 included the construction of a new five-story, 228,000 square feet (21,000 m2) courthouse building called the Charolotte J. Nash Court Building. The Nash building was designed by the architecture firms Pieper O'Brien Herr Architects and DLR Group.[9] The Nash building is connected to the original GJAC building via an enclosed pedestrian bridge.[10] The courthouse expansion was named after Charlotte J. Nash, a retired chairwoman for the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Wilkins, Tyler (August 20, 2021). "Gwinnett to spend millions on facelift for administration center". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Courthouse History". Gwinnett County Courts. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System – Gwinnett County Courthouse (#80001084)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "One Justice Square". GwinnettCounty.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Gwinnett County Courthouse Directory". Gwinnett County Courts. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  6. ^ Estep, Tyler (December 23, 2019). "That new parking deck at the Gwinnett County courthouse is now open". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Gwinnett County, Justice and Administration Center Addition and Parking Structure". Gilbane. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "Learn about your parking options at GJAC". GwinnettCounty.com. October 1, 2019. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Gwinnett County Courthouse Expansion". Pieper O'Brien Herr Architects. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "SPLOST: Officials cut ribbon on GJAC expansion". GwinnettCounty.com. December 16, 2020. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  11. ^ Yeomans, Curt (December 15, 2020). "Gwinnett County names courthouse expansion for retiring commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

External links

Gwinnett County Courts

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