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

Jefferson County Georgia has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Old Market, Bartow Historic District, Jefferson County Courthouse and Louisville Commercial Historic District and Cunningham-Coleman House.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jefferson County places including F.P. Heifner, Willis F. Denny, W.F. Denny and Louis A. Simon. Prominent architectural styles found in Jefferson Country are Beaux Arts, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Bartow Historic District (added 2009 - - #08001320)

Roughly centered along U.S. Hwy. 221, U.S. Hwy. 319 and the CSX rail line , Bartow

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Black, Industry, Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local, Federal

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Post Office, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

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Cunningham-Coleman House (added 1984 - - #84001119)

SE of Wadley , Wadley

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Jefferson County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80001099)

Courthouse Sq. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Heifner,F.P., Denny,W.F.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Economics, Law, Architecture, Communications

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Unknown

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Louisville Commercial Historic District (added 1994 - - #93001469)

Also known as See Also:Georgia County Courthouses TR;Old Market

Area surrounding Broad St. between Peachtree and Screven Sts., including parts of Walnut, Mulberry and Green Sts. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Denny, Willis F., Simon, Louis A.

Architectural Style:

Beaux Arts, Romanesque, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

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

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Capitol, City Hall, Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Post Office

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Department Store, Financial Institution, Professional, Public Works, Restaurant, Specialty Store

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Old Market (added 1978 - - #78000991)

Also known as Slave Market

U.S. 1 and GA 24 , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Social History

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

More Information:

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