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

Oglethorpe County Georgia has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Crawford Depot, Howard's Covered Bridge, Langston-Daniel House, Smithonia and Bridges, J. L., Home Place.

The famous person Joseph Smith is associated with one of more of the Oglethorpe County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Oglethorpe County places including Georgia Railroad Company, Mr. Hunt, James Monroe Smith, W.W. King, John Faust and Kit Taylor. Prominent architectural styles found in Oglethorpe Country are Greek Revival and Late Victorian.

Amis-Elder House (added 1978 - - #78000997)

Also known as Courtney B. Elder Place

W of Crawford on Elder Rd. , Crawford

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Bridges, J. L., Home Place (added 1978 - - #78000999)

Also known as Louie Bridges House

N of Lexington on GA 22 , Lexington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Crawford Depot (added 1977 - - #77000441)

U.S. 78 , Crawford

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Georgia Railroad Company

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Arms Storage, Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Durham Place (added 2017 - - #100001020)

261 North Main Street, Maxeys

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1877-1880 AD, 1844-1923 AD

Faust Houses and Outbuildings (added 1980 - - #80001217)

NE of Lexington off GA 77 , Lexington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Faust,John

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

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Howard's Covered Bridge (added 1975 - - #75000604)

3 mi. SE of Smithsonia on SR S2164 over Big Clouds Creek , Smithsonia

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mr. Hunt

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Engineering, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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Langston-Daniel House (added 1978 - - #78000998)

Also known as Amaziah Daniel Place

5 mi. (8 km) W of Crawford on U.S. 78 , Crawford

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Lexington Historic District (added 1977 - - #77000442)

U.S. 78 , Lexington

Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Education, Law, Architecture, Commerce, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Post Office, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Post Office, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

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Philomath Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000740)

GA 22 , Philomath

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Education, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Military

Cultural Affiliation:

American,Rural

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Library, Post Office, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

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Smith-Harris House (added 1985 - - #85001620)

CR 207 , Vesta

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Taylor,Kit

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Smith,Joseph,et al.

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Smithonia (added 1984 - - #84001213)

Address Restricted , Comer

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith,James Monroe

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Watson Mill Covered Bridge and Mill Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001147)

Also known as Broad River Covered Bridge

Along S. Fork Broad R., Watson Mill State Park , Comer

Diliff, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

King,W.W.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation, Engineering, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

Industrial American

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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