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

Hancock County Georgia has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cheely-Coleman House, Glen Mary, Sparta Historic District, Camilla-Zack Community Center District and Hurt--Rives Plantation.

Several famous people are associated with these Hancock County historic places including William Shivers and Richard Malcolm Johnston.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Hancock County places including unknown. Prominent architectural styles found in Hancock Country are Greek Revival, Late Victorian and Gothic Revival.

Camilla-Zack Community Center District (added 1974 - - #74000685)

Rte. 1 , Mayfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Black, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Education, Health Care, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Civic, Clinic, School

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic

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Cheely-Coleman House (added 1976 - - #76000638)

Also known as Coleman House

S of Jewell off GA 123 at Ogeechee River , Jewell

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Camp

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Glen Mary (added 1974 - - #74000687)

Linton Rd., S of Sparta , Sparta

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Hurt--Rives Plantation (added 1996 - - #96000874)

Address Restricted , Sparta

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architect, builder, or engineer:

unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

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

Cultural Affiliation:

Euro-Amearican, African-American

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Jackson, John S., Plantation House and Outbuildings (added 1984 - - #84001116)

Also known as Jackson Place

Off GA 16 , White Plains

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Jewell Historic District (added 1979 - - #79003106)

GA 248 and GA 16 , Jewell

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

American,Industrial

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Processing, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling

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Linton Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000597)

Town of Linton and its environs , Linton and

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Pearson, Stephen Edward, House (added 1978 - - #78003532)

Pearson Chapel Rd. , Devereux

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Owner:

Private

Pearson--Boyer Plantation (added 1993 - - #93000236)

Pearson Chapel Rd. , Sparta

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

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Rockby (added 1978 - - #78000988)

NE of Sparta off GA 16 , Sparta

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Johnston,Richard Malcolm

Significant Year:

1854

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Shivers-Simpson House (added 1970 - - #70000207)

Also known as Rock Mill

N of Jewell on Mayfield Rd. , Jewell

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Other, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Shivers,William

Significant Year:

1820

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Shoulderbone Mounds (added 1976 - - #76002334)

Address Restricted , Sparta

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Owner:

Private

Sparta Cemetery (added 2001 - - #01000647)

N of jct. of Hamilton and Boland Sts. , Sparta

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

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Sparta Historic District (added 1974 - - #74000686)

Roughly bounded by Hamilton, Elm, W, and Burwell Sts. , Sparta

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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