Gwinnett to Tear Down Old Justice and Administration Building

The voted Tuesday night to demolish the complex that once housed the . The series of three buildings at 240 Oak Street in Downtown Lawrenceville were originally built in 1948 to house . Back then, the population of Gwinnett County was just about 31,000 with an increase in population of just one percent a year.

The Board of Commissioners said they will tear down the buildings and prepare the property for sale. The demolition was contracted to Cummins Enterprise with a bid of $205,000. 

In a release, District 4 Commissioner John Heard of Lawrenceville said, “These buildings are a piece of local history but the health hazard they pose necessitates their demolition.”