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

Sumter County Georgia has 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Andersonville National Historic Site, Lustron House at 547 Oak Avenue, Americus Historic District, Lustron House at 547 Oak Avenue and McBain, Newman, House.

The famous person George F. Webb is associated with one of more of the Sumter County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Sumter County places including Morris Beckman, Roy Blass, Haralson Bleckley, Joseph H. Dismuke, Louis Hudson Presley and Multpile. Prominent architectural styles found in Sumter Country are Greek Revival, Classical Revival and Romanesque.

Americus Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000648)

Irregular pattern along Lee St. with extensions to Dudley St., railroad tracks, Rees Park, and Glessner St. , Americus

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Americus Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1979 - - #79003319)

Also known as See Also:Americus Historic District

E. Church St. and Oak Grove Cemetery , Americus

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Single Dwelling

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Andersonville National Historic Site (added 1970 - - #70000070)

Also known as Andersonville National Cemetery;Anderson Prison Park

1 mi. E of Andersonville on GA 49 , Andersonville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Correctional Facility, Museum

Current Function:

Funerary, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Museum, Park

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Ashby Street Shotgun Row Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000620)

207, 209, and 211 Ashby St. , Americus

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Black, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Campbell Chapel AME Church (added 1997 - - #97001195)

429 N. Jackson St. , Americus

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Presley, Louis Hudson

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Black, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Dismuke Storehouse (added 1996 - - #96000247)

Also known as Minyard's Store

505 N. Lee St. , Americus

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dismuke,Joseph H.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Black

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Music Facility, Restaurant

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Guerry-Mitchell House (added 1983 - - #83000242)

723 McGarrah St. , Americus

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Jimmy Carter National Historic Site (added 1987 - - #01000272)

300 N. Bond St. , Plains

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Liberty Hall (added 1980 - - #80001236)

Also known as Simpson Plantation

SE of Americus on S. Lee St. , Americus

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage

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Lustron House at 547 Oak Avenue (added 1996 - - #96000209)

547 Oak Ave. , Americus

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Blass, Roy, Beckman, Morris

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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McBain, Newman, House (added 1980 - - #80001237)

S of Americus on U.S. 19 , Americus

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Morgan Farm (added 1998 - - #98000145)

Also known as Nathan Morgan Home Place

770 Old Dawson Rd. , Smithville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Black, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings

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New Corinth Baptist Church (added 1998 - - #98000928)

1178 Hooks Mill Rd. , Americus

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Black, Landscape Architecture, Art

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

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Plains Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001220)

Roughly bounded by Buena Vista Rd., Hospital, Clark, Main, Thomas, Paschal, and Bond Sts. , Plains

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multpile

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Health/Medicine, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

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Teel--Crawford--Gaston Plantation (added 2004 - - #04001188)

2154 GA 30 W , Americus

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Black

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Camp

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Third District A & M School--Georgia Southwestern College Historic District (added 2007 - - #07001002)

Also known as Third District Agricultural & Mechanical School, State Agricultural & Normal School

800 Wheatley St. , Americus

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bleckley, Haralson, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

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Webb Family Farm (added 1985 - - #85001968)

US 19 , Sumter

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Gothic, Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Webb,George F.,et al.

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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