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

Jenkins County Georgia has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Birdsville Plantation, Camp Lawton and Jenkins County Courthouse, Carswell Grove Baptist Church and Cemetery and Downtown Millen Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jenkins County places including Winder,Brig. Gen. John H.,C.S.A., A.J. Franklin, L.F. Goodrich, Scroggs and Ewing and Arnold Construction Co. et al.. Prominent architectural styles found in Jenkins Country are Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Colonial Revival.

Birdsville Plantation (added 1971 - - #71000280)

Also known as See Also:Birdsville Plantation

NW of Millen , Millen

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Camp Lawton (added 1978 - - #78000992)

Also known as Magnolia Springs State Park

Address Restricted , Millen

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Winder,Brig. Gen. John H.,C.S.A.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military

Cultural Affiliation:

American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Carswell Grove Baptist Church and Cemetery (added 1996 - - #95001564)

Big Buckhead Rd. off US 25/GA 21 , Perkins

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion, Black

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

More Information:

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Downtown Millen Historic District (added 1996 - - #96001340)

Also known as See Also:Jenkins County Courthouse

Along Cotton Ave. roughly bounded by N. Hendrix St., E. Winthrope Ave., N. Masonic St., and the RR line , Millen

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

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

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Department Store, Rail-Related, Theater, Water Works

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Museum, Professional, Rail-Related, Theater, Water Works

More Information:

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Jenkins County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80001100)

Courthouse Sq. , Millen

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Franklin,A.J., Goodrich,L.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:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

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Millen High School (added 2002 - - #02000842)

100 Cleveland Ave. , Millen

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Scroggs and Ewing, Arnold Construction Co. et al.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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