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

Burke County Georgia has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Burke County Courthouse, Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, Hopeful Baptist Church, Sapp Plantation and Waynesboro Historic District.

The famous person John James Jones is associated with one of more of the Burke County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Burke County places including L.F. Goodrich and James A. Wetmore. Prominent architectural styles found in Burke Country are Greek Revival, Late Victorian and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Burke County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80000980)

Courthouse Sq. , Waynesboro

Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Goodrich,L.F.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Law, Politics/Government, Economics, Architecture, Communications

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

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Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church (added 1996 - - #96000397)

Also known as Haven--Munnerlyn United Methodist Church

Barron St., S of Jct. of Barron and 6th Sts. , Waynesboro

Blastoids, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Black, Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure, School

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

More Information:

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Hopeful Baptist Church (added 1993 - - #92001734)

Winter Rd. E of jct. with Blythe Rd. , Keysville

Bubba73, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Black, Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Jones, John James, House (added 1980 - - #80000981)

Also known as Jones-Cox House;The Shadows

525 Jones Ave. , Waynesboro

Blastoids, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Jones,John James

Significant Year:

1876

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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McCanaan Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery (added 2001 - - #01000643)

Also known as First McCanaan Baptist Church

McCanaan Church Rd. , Sardis

Bubba73, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

More Information:

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Sapp Plantation (added 1980 - - #80000979)

NW of Sardis on GA 24 , Sardis

Billie F Pommier, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Waynesboro Commercial Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000496)

Also known as See Also:Georgia County Courthouses TR

E. 6th, E. 7th, E. 8th, S. Liberty and Myrick Sts. , Waynesboro

Blastoids, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

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

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Social, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Meeting Hall, Pedestrian Related, Rail-Related, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Financial Institution, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Water Works

More Information:

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Waynesboro Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000153)

Roughly bounded by Walker St., 12th St., Waters St., Corker Row, 4th St., and Jones Ave. , Waynesboro

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wetmore, James A., et al.

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Mid 19th Century Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private, Local, Federal

Historic Function:

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

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Correctional Facility, Meeting Hall, Professional, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Fire Station, Processing, Professional, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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