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

Monroe County Georgia has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Great Hill Place, Front Circle, Tift College, Monroe County Courthouse and State Teachers and Agricultural College for Negroes Women's Dormitory and Teachers' Cottage and Culloden Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Monroe County historic places including William Wadley and Hugh H. Hardin.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Monroe County places including Knoxville Building & Construction, Bruce & Morgan and Dougherty & Gardner. Prominent architectural styles found in Monroe Country are Greek Revival, Italianate and Queen Anne.

Culloden Historic District (added 1980 - - #80001119)

Also known as Culloden

Hickory Grove Rd., Main, College and Orange Sts. , Culloden

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Education, Architecture, Social History

Cultural Affiliation:

American

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Forsyth Commercial Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000239)

Main, Lee, Johnston, Adams, Jackson, Kimball, and Harris Sts. , Forsyth

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

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

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

More Information:

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Forsyth Railroad Depots and Baggage Room (added 2013 - - #13000532)

E. Adams St., Forsyth

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation, Social History

Period of Significance:

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

Front Circle, Tift College (added 1980 - - #80001120)

Tift College Dr. , Forsyth

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

More Information:

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Great Hill Place (added 1973 - - #73000633)

Also known as Colaparchee

W of Bolingbroke off GA 41 , Bolingbroke

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Italianate

Historic Person:

Wadley,William

Significant Year:

1875, 1874

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Hil'ardin/Sharp-Hardin-Wright House (added 1979 - - #79000735)

212 S. Lee St. , Forsyth

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dougherty & Gardner

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Historic Person:

Hardin,Hugh H.

Significant Year:

1916, 1836

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Monroe County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80001121)

Courthouse Sq. , Forsyth

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Knoxville Building & Construction, Bruce & Morgan

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Economics, Law, Architecture, Communications

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Unknown

More Information:

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Montpelier Female Institute (added 1975 - - #75000602)

W of Macon , Macon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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State Teachers and Agricultural College for Negroes Women's Dormitory and Teachers' Cottage (added 2003 - - #03000475)

Also known as Hubbard School, Hubbard Training School Dormitory

Martin Luther King Dr. , Forsyth

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education, Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Educational Related Housing

Current Function:

Other, Work In Progress

More Information:

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