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

Camden County Georgia has 17 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 14 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Camden County Courthouse, Crooked River Site (9CAM118), Duck House, Dungeness Historic District and Greyfield.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include St. Simons, Savannah, Black American, Bilbo, Deptford, 19th C. Plantation, Early Colonial and San Marcos dating back to 1999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Camden County places including Peabody & Stearns, McGowan & Ramsey, Joseph Hastings, Albert H. Spahr, J. de Bruyn Kops, Colbert A. MacClure, Julian de Bruyn Kops and M.M. Jarvis. Prominent architectural styles found in Camden Country are Queen Anne, Art Deco and Classical Revival.

Camden County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80000983)

4th and Camden Aves. , Woodbine

Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McGowan & Ramsey, Kops,J. de Bruyn

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Economics, Law, Politics/Government, Architecture, Communications

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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Crooked River Site (9CAM118) (added 1985 - - #85003179)

Also known as 9 Cam 118

Address Restricted , St. Marys

DeBuskPhotography, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

St. Simons, Savannah

Period of Significance:

500-999 BC, 1500-1999 BC, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-1499 BC

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Duck House (added 1984 - - #84000938)

Cumberland Island , St. Marys

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Outdoor Recreation, Resort, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Dungeness Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000920)

Address Restricted , St. Marys

Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Shingle Style

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Agriculture

Cultural Affiliation:

American

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Forest, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Park

Greyfield (added 2003 - - #03000675)

Also known as Greyfield Inn

Cumberland Island , Camden

Lecrosby, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Spahr, Albert H., MacClure, Colbert A.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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High Point-Half Moon Bluff Historic District (added 1978 - - #78000265)

Also known as Martin's Half Moon Bluff Tract-High Point;North End;Candler

NE of St. Marys on Cumberland Island , St. Marys

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Historic - Aboriginal, Community Planning And Development, Prehistoric, Religion, Social History

Cultural Affiliation:

Black American, Bilbo

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

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Kingsland Commercial Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000186)

Area surrounding S. Lee St., between King and William Sts. , Kingsland

Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Jarvis, M.M.

Architectural Style:

Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Financial Institution, Specialty Store

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Little Cumberland Island Lighthouse (added 1989 - - #89001407)

N end of Little Cumberland Island , St. Marys

KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hastings,Joseph

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Main Road (added 1984 - - #84000941)

Also known as Grand Avenue;Stafford Road

Cumberland Island , St. Marys

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

More Information:

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McIntosh, John Houstoun, Sugarhouse (added 1992 - - #92000167)

Ga. Spur 40, 6 mi. N of St. Marys , St. Marys

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

Industrial American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Orange Hall (added 1973 - - #73000613)

311 Osborne St. , St. Marys

LordSharp, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Education, Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic, Library

More Information:

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Plum Orchard Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000258)

Address Restricted , St. Marys

Addihockey10, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Peabody & Stearns

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Deptford, 19th C. Plantation, Early Colonial

Period of Significance:

1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Rayfield Archeological District (added 1984 - - #84000924)

Address Restricted , St. Marys

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Agriculture

Cultural Affiliation:

Black American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Single Dwelling, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Park

St. Marys Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000609)

Also known as City of St. Mary's;See Also:Orange Hall

Roughly bounded by Waterfront Rd., Norris, Alexander, and Oak Grove Cemetery , St. Marys

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Stafford Plantation Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000265)

Address Restricted , St. Marys

Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Landscape Architecture, Agriculture, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Black Slavery

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Table Point Archeological District (added 1984 - - #84000260)

Address Restricted , St. Marys

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

San Marcos, Bilbo, Deptford

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Woodbine Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000553)

Jct. of Bedell Ave. and 3rd and 4th Sts. , Woodbine

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Julian de Bruyn Kops

Architectural Style:

Gothic, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

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

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Social, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Religion, Social, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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