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

Oconee County Georgia has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Eagle Tavern and Elder's Mill Covered Bridge and Elder Mill, Bishop Historic District, Daniell, William, House and Durham Homeplace.

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

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

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Daniell, William, House (added 1995 - - #94001638)

Also known as Daniell--Kinne House

Epps Bridge Rd., 3 1/2 mi. NW of Watkinsville , Watkinsville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Daniell, William

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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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

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Eagle Tavern (added 1970 - - #70000215)

U.S. 129 , Watkinsville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Little,G. Thomas

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Restaurant

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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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

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Farmers and Citizens Supply Company Block (added 1987 - - #87001104)

US 129 , Watkinsville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

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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

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Jones, Abe, House (added 1994 - - #93001572)

2411 Hog Mountain Rd. , Watkinsville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Medical Business/Office

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Oconee County Courthouse (added 1984 - - #84004117)

Main St. , Watkinsville

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Owner:

Local

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

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