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

Grady County Georgia has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Susina Plantation, Dickey--Birdsong Plantation, Evergreen Congregational Church and School, Pebble Hill Plantation and Sasser Farm.

The famous person Andrew Young is associated with one of more of the Grady County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Grady County places including John Wind, James E. Wright, Abram Garfield and V. Ethylwyn Harrison. Prominent architectural styles found in Grady Country are Classical Revival, Colonial Revival and Art Deco.

Cairo Commercial Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000525)

Roughly bounded by Broad St., Railroad Ave. and Martin Luther King Ave., with adjacent properties on 2nd Ave. and 1st St, Cairo

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Art Deco, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

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

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store, Theater, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Correctional Facility, Financial Institution, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store, Warehouse

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Dickey--Birdsong Plantation (added 1995 - - #95000741)

Also known as Birdsong Nature Center

Meridian Rd., off GA 93 W of Beachton , Beachton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Conservation, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Research Facility, Single Dwelling

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Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church and School (added 2008 - - #08000714)

232 Martin Ave. , Whigham

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education, Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Evergreen Congregational Church and School (added 2002 - - #02001260)

497 Meridian Rd. , Beachton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wright, James E.

Historic Person:

Young, Andrew

Significant Year:

1911, 1928, 1957

Area of Significance:

Black, Religion, Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Church School, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Church School, Religious Structure

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Grady County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80004644)

Courthouse Sq. , Cairo

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Owner:

Local

Ochlocknee Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery (added 2010 - - #10000924)

521 US HWY 319 S, Beachton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

More Information:

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Pebble Hill Plantation (added 1990 - - #90000146)

US 319, 4 mi. SW of Thomasville , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Garfield,Abram, Harrison,V. Ethylwyn

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Agriculture, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Museum, Single Dwelling

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Sasser Farm (added 1983 - - #83000230)

Sasser Farm Rd. S of Cairo , Cairo

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, 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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Susina Plantation (added 1970 - - #70000205)

Also known as Cedar Grove

W of Beachton on Meridian Rd. , Beachton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wind,John

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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