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

Murray County Georgia has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Mountain, Vann House, Carter's Quarters, Murray County Courthouse and Pleasant Valley Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Native American dating back to 6999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Murray County historic places including James Vann, Farish Carter and Chief James Vann.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Murray County places including Dr. Henry Chandlee Forman, H. Carr, Ivey & Crook, Alexander Blair, Thomas Banks, Homer Watkins, J.D. Watkins and Thomas M. Wright. Prominent architectural styles found in Murray Country are Federal, Bungalow/Craftsman and Classical Revival.

Carter's Quarters (added 1986 - - #86000460)

Also known as Coosawattee;Rock Spring

Old US 411 9 mi. S of Chatsworth , Chatsworth

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ivey & Crook

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Carter,Farish

Significant Year:

1836, 1840

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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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

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Fort Mountain (added 1977 - - #77001587)

Also known as Fort Mountain and Cohutta Mountains

U.S. 76 , Chatsworth

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American

Period of Significance:

5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1000-2999 BC

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Unknown

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

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Murray County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80001123)

Courthouse Sq. , Chatsworth

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Carr,H., Blair,Alexander

Architectural Style:

Other, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Economics, Law, Architecture, Communications

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse

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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

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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

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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

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Vann House (added 1969 - - #69000044)

Jct. of U.S. 76 and GA 225 , Spring Place

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Forman,Dr. Henry Chandlee

Architectural Style:

Federal

Historic Person:

Vann,James

Significant Year:

1805, 1819, 1803

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History, Religion

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Wright Hotel (added 1982 - - #82002456)

201 E. Market St. , Chatsworth

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Banks,Thomas, Wright,Thomas M.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Secondary Structure

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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