Pulaski County is named for Casimir Pulaski, who was a Revolutionary War soldier killed at the Battle of Savannah, and who lived from 1746 to 1779.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Houston County and Bleckley County
E – Dodge County
S – Wilcox County
W – Dooly County and Houston County
Created: December 13, 1808
County Seat:
Hartford 1808 – 1836
Hawkinsville 1836 – present
County Courthouse – Hawkinsville
Location: 350 Commerce Street / South Lumpkin Street
Built: 1897 – 1898
Style: Neo-Classical Revival
Architect: A J Bryan & Company
Contractor: Wagner & Gorenflo
Description: The building faces north and is a two story buff colored stucco over brick and stone structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Hawinsville. The north front has a large portico with four high columns rising to a wide pediment at the roof line. The entrance is framed with small pediment above. On the roof is a large platform with octagonal cupola with clock and black colored dome. In the interior. ceilings have been lowered and acoustical tile added. An unusual feature of the interior is a small chapel outside the County Superior Court courtroom. It has a cross cut into the door, a lectern with Bible, four pews and is used locally for weddings, prayer groups. The courtroom has white colored wood furnishings and a balcony. The building houses the County Superior Court, County Juvenile Court, County Probate Court and Magistrate Court of the 8th Judicial District. An addition was constructed in 1910. The building was renovated in 2000 to 2001. The architect was Brittain, Thompson, Bray, Brown, Inc. of Macon and the contractor was C E Garbutt Construction of Dublin.
See: The architect, Andrew J Bryan, designed the courthouses in Alabama in Coffee County, Lee County and Monroe County; in Georgia in Colquitt County and Stewart County; in Kentucky in Bracken Couinty and Mercer County; in Louisiana in Pointe Coupee Parish; in Mississippi in Attala County and Simpson County; and in Texas in Rains County
See: National Register of Historic Places – Pulaski County Courthouse
See: The 8th Judicial District includes Baldwin County, Ben Hill County, Bleckley County, Candler County, Crisp County, Dodge County, Dooly County, Emanuel County, Greene County, Hancock County, Jasper County, Jefferson County, Johnson County, Jones County, Laurens County, Montgomery County, Morgan County, Putnam County, Telfair County, Toombs County, Treutlen County, Twiggs County, Washington County, Wheeler County, Wilcox County and Wilkinson County
History: The county was created in 1808 and Hartford was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was built in Hartford in 1812. The county seat was moved to Hawkinsville in 1836 and the courthouse was moved across the Ocmlgee River to the new town square. The second courthouse was a two story brick structure in 1874. The courthouse was changed in 1897 with a new façade becoming the third and present courthouse.
County Administration Building – Hawkinsville

Location: 105 South Lumpkin Street / Broad Street
Built: 1987 – 1988
Style: Modern
Architect: Heart of Georgia APD
Contractor: G E Peterson & Associates, Inc. of Albany
Description: The building faces east and is a one story buff colored stucco structure. The building is lovated in the center of Hawinsville. There is a central entrance along the east front. The roof line is flat. The building is the Community Services Center.

County Courthouse – Hawkinsville






County Superior Court courtroom








County Administration Building – Hawkinsville


Photos taken 2013 and 2018