Georgia - 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
Cyntata2672, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Crawford Depot (added 1977 - - #77000441)
U.S. 78 , Crawford
Hhoschton, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Durham Place (added 2017 - - #100001020)
261 North Main Street, Maxeys
Cyntata2672, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Howard's Covered Bridge (added 1975 - - #75000604)
3 mi. SE of Smithsonia on SR S2164 over Big Clouds Creek , Smithsonia
Ras67, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Langston-Daniel House (added 1978 - - #78000998)
Also known as Amaziah Daniel Place
5 mi. (8 km) W of Crawford on U.S. 78 , Crawford
Adeletron 3030, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
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
More Information:
Philomath Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000740)
GA 22 , Philomath
Gwringle, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
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
More Information:
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
More Information:
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