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

Murray County Georgia (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Pleasant Valley Historic District and Spring Place Historic District, Chatsworth Downtown Historic District, Murray County High School Historic District and Spring Place Historic District.

The famous person Chief James Vann is associated with one of more of the Murray County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Murray County places including J.D. Watkins, Alexander Blair and Homer Watkins. Prominent architectural styles found in Murray Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Federal and Greek Revival.

Chatsworth Downtown Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000693)

Roughly bounded by Peachtree St., First Ave., CSX RR tracks, Fort St., and Fouth St. , Chatsworth

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Blair, Alexander, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

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

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Religious Structure, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Social, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Rail-Related, Religious Structure

Murray County High School Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000628)

1004 Green St. , Chatsworth

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Watkins, J.D., Watkins, Homer

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

Pleasant Valley Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000751)

Roughly bounded by CSX RR., city limits, & land lot lines. , Crandall

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Rail-Related, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Rail-Related, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Spring Place Historic District (added 2005 - - #04000338)

Approx. 2.5 mi. W of Chatsworth, E of jct. of GA 52 A and GA 225 , Spring Place

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Vann, Chief James

Significant Year:

1801, 1805, 1803

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Education, European, Architecture, Native American, Religion, Exploration/Settlement

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American, Moravian

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Correctional Facility, Natural Feature, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Natural Feature, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling