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

Lamar County Georgia (Historic Districts) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Barnesville Commercial Historic District and Johnstonville--Goggins Historic District, Barnesville Commercial Historic District, Thomaston Street Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lamar County places including James A. Wetmore, Eugene C. Wachendorff and Whitfield & King. Prominent architectural styles found in Lamar Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian and Art Deco.

Barnesville Commercial Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000733)

Also known as See Also:Barnesville Depot

Roughly bounded by College, Taylor and Market Sts. and the Central of GA RR tracks , Barnesville

Timkemp, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wetmore, James A.

Architectural Style:

Art Deco, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Industry, Transportation, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Johnstonville--Goggins Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001283)

Johnstonville Road W of I 75 , Johnstoneville

A P Wood, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Second Empire

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Black, Architecture, Agriculture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Landscape, Religion, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Cemetery, Forest, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Cemetery, Clubhouse, Department Store, Forest, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Thomaston Street Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000908)

Also known as See Also:Carnegie Library;Lamar County Courthouse

Roughly, along Thomaston and Greenwood Sts. and Stafford and Georgia Aves. , Barnesville

Timkemp, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wachendorff, Eugene C., Whitfield & King

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Courthouse, Library, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Courthouse, Library, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling