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Georgia - Murray County
Murray County Georgia has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Mountain, Vann House, Carter's Quarters, Murray County Courthouse and Pleasant Valley Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Native American dating back to 6999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Murray County historic places including James Vann, Farish Carter and Chief James Vann.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Murray County places including Dr. Henry Chandlee Forman, H. Carr, Ivey & Crook, Alexander Blair, Thomas Banks, Homer Watkins, J.D. Watkins and Thomas M. Wright. Prominent architectural styles found in Murray Country are Federal, Bungalow/Craftsman and Classical Revival.

Carter's Quarters (added 1986 - - #86000460)
Also known as Coosawattee;Rock Spring
Old US 411 9 mi. S of Chatsworth , Chatsworth
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ivey & Crook
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Carter,Farish
Significant Year:
1836, 1840
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Chatsworth Downtown Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000693)
Roughly bounded by Peachtree St., First Ave., CSX RR tracks, Fort St., and Fouth St. , Chatsworth
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Blair, Alexander, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Transportation, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Religious Structure, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Social, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Rail-Related, Religious Structure
More Information:
Fort Mountain (added 1977 - - #77001587)
Also known as Fort Mountain and Cohutta Mountains
U.S. 76 , Chatsworth
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Native American
Period of Significance:
5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1000-2999 BC
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Unknown
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
Murray County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80001123)
Courthouse Sq. , Chatsworth
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Carr,H., Blair,Alexander
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Economics, Law, Architecture, Communications
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
More Information:
Murray County High School Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000628)
1004 Green St. , Chatsworth
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Watkins, J.D., Watkins, Homer
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
Pleasant Valley Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000751)
Roughly bounded by CSX RR., city limits, & land lot lines. , Crandall
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Rail-Related, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Rail-Related, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Spring Place Historic District (added 2005 - - #04000338)
Approx. 2.5 mi. W of Chatsworth, E of jct. of GA 52 A and GA 225 , Spring Place
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Vann, Chief James
Significant Year:
1801, 1805, 1803
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Education, European, Architecture, Native American, Religion, Exploration/Settlement
Cultural Affiliation:
Native American, Moravian
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Correctional Facility, Natural Feature, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Natural Feature, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Vann House (added 1969 - - #69000044)
Jct. of U.S. 76 and GA 225 , Spring Place
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Forman,Dr. Henry Chandlee
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Vann,James
Significant Year:
1805, 1819, 1803
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History, Religion
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Wright Hotel (added 1982 - - #82002456)
201 E. Market St. , Chatsworth
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Banks,Thomas, Wright,Thomas M.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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