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

Oconee County Georgia (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Elder's Mill Covered Bridge and Elder Mill, Bishop Historic District, Durham Homeplace, High Shoals Historic District and South Main Street Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Oconee County places including Hunt and Durham, Nathaniel Richardson, D.H. Huff and Howard N. Ash. Prominent architectural styles found in Oconee Country are Gothic Revival, Greek Revival and Queen Anne.

Bishop Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000534)

Also known as Greenwood Crossing

Roughly along Price Mill, Old Bishop Rds., and US 441 within the Bishop city limits , Bishop

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ash, Howard N., Huff, D.H.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Correctional Facility, Professional, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Durham Homeplace (added 2000 - - #00000194)

1561 Watson Springs Rd. , Watkinsville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Elder's Mill Covered Bridge and Elder Mill (added 1994 - - #94000389)

4/5 mi. S of jct. of Elder Mill Rd. and GA 15 , Watkinsville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Richardson, Nathaniel, Hunt and Durham

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Industry, Engineering, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related

Current Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related, Single Dwelling

High Shoals Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000958)

Centered on GA 186, and banks of the Apalachee R , North High Shoals

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, City Hall, Department Store, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary, Government, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, City Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

South Main Street Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000739)

S. Main St. and Harden Hill Rd. , Watkinsville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Greek Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling