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

Oglethorpe County Georgia (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Smithonia, Lexington Historic District and Watson Mill Covered Bridge and Mill Historic District, Philomath Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Oglethorpe County places including James Monroe Smith and W.W. King. Prominent architectural styles found in Oglethorpe Country are Greek Revival.

Lexington Historic District (added 1977 - - #77000442)

U.S. 78 , Lexington

Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Education, Law, Architecture, Commerce, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Post Office, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Post Office, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Philomath Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000740)

GA 22 , Philomath

Gwringle, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Education, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Military

Cultural Affiliation:

American,Rural

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Library, Post Office, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Smithonia (added 1984 - - #84001213)

Address Restricted , Comer

Shimkets, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith,James Monroe

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Watson Mill Covered Bridge and Mill Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001147)

Also known as Broad River Covered Bridge

Along S. Fork Broad R., Watson Mill State Park , Comer

Diliff, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

King,W.W.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation, Engineering, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

Industrial American

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related