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

Clay County Georgia has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Sutton, Warren, House, Clay County Courthouse, Fort Gaines Cemetery Site and George, Walter F., Dam Mound and Dill House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Mid-Nineteenth Century and Mississippian dating back to 500.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Clay County places including Warren Sutton. Prominent architectural styles found in Clay Country are Classical Revival, Gothic and Greek Revival.

Clay County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80000992)

Off GA 37 , Fort Gaines

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Economics, Politics/Government, Law, Architecture, Communications

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Government, Unknown

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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Dill House (added 1975 - - #75000582)

102 S. Washington St. , Fort Gaines

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Fort Gaines Cemetery Site (added 1974 - - #74000669)

S of SR 37, W of Chattahoochee River , Fort Gaines

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Mid-Nineteenth Century, Mississippian

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Defense, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification, Graves/Burials

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

More Information:

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Fort Gaines Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000970)

Also known as See Also:Clay County Courthouse (County Courthouses in Georg

Roughly bounded by Chattahoochee River, GA 37, GA 39, College, Commerce and Jefferson Sts. , Fort Gaines

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival, Gothic

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Law, Industry, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Military, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Government Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

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George, Walter F., Dam Mound (added 1986 - - #75000583)

SE of Walter F. George Lock and Dam , Fort Gaines

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Mississippian

Period of Significance:

1749-1500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Camp

Sutton, Warren, House (added 1994 - - #93001571)

Also known as Ingram,James Lowell,Property

US 27 1000 ft. S of jct. with GA 37 at Sutton's Corners , Edison

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sutton, Warren

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Toney-Standley House (added 1974 - - #74000670)

Also known as Toney, Col. William, House

NW of Fort Gaines off GA 39 , Fort Gaines

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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