National Register of Historic Places - Georgia (GA), Cherokee County

Cherokee County Georgia has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cherokee County Courthouse and Crescent Farm, Ball Ground Historic District, Canton Commercial Historic District and Canton Cotton Mills No. 2.

The famous person Alfred W. Roberts is associated with one of more of the Cherokee County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cherokee County places including McCauley,J. S.,Co., Francis P. Smith, A. Ten Eyck Brown and C.E. Blank. Prominent architectural styles found in Cherokee Country are Late Victorian, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Ball Ground Historic District (added 2009 - - #09001057)

Old Canton Rd. and GA 372 , Ball Ground

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Domestic, Government, Social

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Domestic, Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

More Information:

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Canton Commercial Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000962)

Roughly bounded by Main, Church, Archer, and Marietta Sts. , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Canton Cotton Mills No. 2 (added 2002 - - #02000293)

Also known as Canton Textile Mills

200 Ball Ground Hwy. , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Blank, C.E.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

More Information:

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Canton Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000803)

Roughly centered on Main St between the Etowah River on the W and Jeanette St on the E, Canton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Industry, Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

More Information:

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Canton Wholesale Company Building (added 1997 - - #97001421)

15 Main St. , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Warehouse

More Information:

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Cherokee County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000198)

100 North St. , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McCauley,J. S.,Co., Brown,A. Ten Eyck

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Economics, Politics/Government, Law, Architecture, Communications

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Crescent Farm (added 1989 - - #89002032)

Also known as Edgewater Hall;A.L. Coggins House

GA 5, SE of GA 140 , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith,Francis P.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

More Information:

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Roberts, Alfred W., House (added 1985 - - #85002313)

GA 372 , Ball Ground

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Classical Revival, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Roberts,Alfred W.

Significant Year:

1885, 1910, 1855

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Woodstock Depot (added 1995 - - #95000736)

2 N. Main St. (GA 5) , Woodstock

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall

More Information:

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