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

Liberty County Georgia has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory, Fort Morris, Midway Historic District, St. Catherine's Island and Woodmanston Site.

Several famous people are associated with these Liberty County historic places including John Eatton LeConte Sr. and Button Gwinnett.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Liberty County places including George Awsumb, T.Q. Cassells and J.J. Baldwin. Prominent architectural styles found in Liberty Country are Late Victorian, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Bacon-Fraser House (added 1985 - - #85000848)

208 E. Court St. , Hinesville

Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Bowens, Eddie, Farm (added 2004 - - #04001209)

Also known as Seabrook Village Foundation

660 Trade Hill Rd. , Seabrook

Bubba73, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Black, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Air Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Cassel's Store (added 1983 - - #83000232)

Off U.S. 82 , McIntosh

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory (added 1986 - - #86001371)

8787 East Oglethorpe Highway (US 84) , Midway

Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Awsumb,George

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Black, Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Educational Related Housing

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic

More Information:

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Flemington Presbyterian Church (added 1982 - - #82002449)

Off Old Sunbury Rd. , Flemington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cassells,T.Q.

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Religion

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church School, Graves/Burials, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Church School, Graves/Burials, Religious Structure

More Information:

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Fort Morris (added 1970 - - #70000208)

Address Restricted , Midway

Bubba73, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

American Revolution

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification

Current Function:

Work In Progress

Liberty County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80001105)

Courthouse Sq. , Hinesville

SuperMmeyers, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Baldwin,J.J.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Economics, Law, Architecture, Communications

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

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Liberty County Jail (added 1992 - - #92001036)

302 S. Main St. , Hineville

Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility

Current Function:

Government

More Information:

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Midway Historic District (added 1973 - - #73000625)

Also known as Midway Church and Cemetery;Midway Museum;Old Sunbury Road

Jct. U.S. 17 and GA 38 , Midway

Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Religion

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

archives document

Ripley, Sam, Farm (added 2004 - - #04001187)

1337 Dorchester Village Rd. , Midway

Bubba73, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Hotel

More Information:

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St. Catherine's Island (added 1969 - - #69000332)

Also known as Guale;Santa Catalina;St. Catherine's Island,One of the Golde

10 mi. off the GA coast between St. Catherines Sound and Sapelo Sound , South Newport

Wdbone007, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential, Person

Historic Person:

Gwinnett,Button

Significant Year:

1684, 1765, 1566

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Historic - Aboriginal, Religion

Cultural Affiliation:

Creek, Spanish

Period of Significance:

1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Ceremonial Site, Fortification, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Woodmanston Site (added 1973 - - #73000626)

Also known as Le Conte Plantation

SW of Riceboro off Barrington Rd. , Riceboro

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

LeConte,John Eatton,Sr.

Significant Year:

1789, 1810, 1779

Area of Significance:

Education, Engineering, Military, Agriculture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

More Information:

archives document