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

Jackson County Georgia (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Braselton Historic District, Maysville Historic District, Shields--Etheridge Farm and Williamson--Maley--Turner Farm and Braselton Historic District.

The famous person Abraham Atkins is associated with one of more of the Jackson County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jackson County places including E.S. (Scott) Ethridge, Lee Nelms, E. Scott Ethridge and Sam Kelly. Prominent architectural styles found in Jackson Country are Late Victorian, Bungalow/Craftsman and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Braselton Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000384)

Jct. of GA 124 and GA 53 , Braselton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry, Landscape Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Cemetery, Post Office, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Business, Cemetery, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Sport Facility

Commerce Commercial Historic District (added 1989 - - #88003226)

Also known as Harmony Grove Commercial Historic District

Roughly bounded by Line, State, Cherry, Sycamore and Broad Sts. , Commerce

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Holder Plantation (added 1990 - - #90001408)

Also known as Plantation at Jefferson

Jct. of Possum Creek Rd. and US 129 , Jefferson

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Jefferson Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000137)

Roughly centered on the downtown central business district fo Jefferson extending to city limits to NW and SW , Jefferson

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Ethridge, E. Scott

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Engineering, Industry, Landscape Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal, Private, Local

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:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Courthouse, Monument/Marker, Professional, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Maysville Historic District (added 1985 - - #85002203)

Along E. Main, W. Main and Homer Sts. , Maysville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Atkins,Abraham,et al.

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Park, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Oak Avenue Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000564)

S of jct. of Oak Ave. and the Southern RR , Jefferson

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kelly, Sam

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Shields--Etheridge Farm (added 1992 - - #92000814)

Jct. of GA 319 and Co. Rd. 125, approximately 5 mi. SW of Jefferson , Jackson

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ethridge,E.S. (Scott)

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Agriculture, Landscape Architecture, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

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

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

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

Talmo Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000960)

Roughly along Main St., Kinney Ave., and A.J. Irvin Rd. , Talmo

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Post Office, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Williamson--Maley--Turner Farm (added 1995 - - #95000823)

Also known as Round Barn Furniture Store

GA 15 NE of Jefferson , Jefferson

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Nelms, Lee

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Processing, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Processing, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store