Several famous people are associated with these Granville County historic places including Henry Plummer Cheatham and Samuel et. al. Smith.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Granville County places including W.C. Bain, Francis R. Gregory, Peter H. Ragsdale, Jacob Holt, Samuel Smith, Robert Clegg, Laurie Breedlove, Tom Bolden and John Short. Prominent architectural styles found in Granville Country are Greek Revival, Federal and Georgian.