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

Putnam County Georgia has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Rock Eagle Site, Eatonton Historic District, Gatewood House and Turnwold and Rockville Academy and St. Paul Methodist Church Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Putnam County places including John Keating, Wesley Gaines Kimbrough and S.J. Suiter. Prominent architectural styles found in Putnam Country are Greek Revival, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Eatonton Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000605)

Most of town centered around courthouse and city hall , Eatonton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Science, Politics/Government, Education, Industry, Architecture, Literature, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Courthouse, Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

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

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Courthouse, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling

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Gatewood House (added 1975 - - #75000606)

6 mi. NE of Eatonton off GA 44 , Eatonton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Keating,John

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Work In Progress

More Information:

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Rock Eagle Site (added 1978 - - #78001001)

Also known as Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Address Restricted , Eatonton

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Religion

Cultural Affiliation:

Adena-Hopewell

Period of Significance:

5000-6999 BC

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Underwater

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Rockville Academy and St. Paul Methodist Church Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001382)

E of Eatonton and S of GA 16, Rockville Rd. , Eatonton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure, School

Current Function:

Funerary, Social

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Civic

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Singleton House (added 1974 - - #74000701)

SW of Eatonton off GA 16 , Eatonton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Suiter,S.J.

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Strong--Davis--Rice--George House (added 2006 - - #06000987)

107 Hudson Rd. , Eatonton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Terrell--Sadler House (added 2000 - - #00000303)

122 Harmony Rd/ , Harmony

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 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

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Tompkins Inn (added 1978 - - #78001002)

N of Eatonton on U.S. 441 , Eatonton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Industry, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic

More Information:

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Turnwold (added 1980 - - #80001225)

SE of Eatonton on Old Phoenix Rd. , Eatonton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Federal, Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Literature

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Business, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

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Woodland (added 1979 - - #79000741)

NE of Eatonton on Harmony Rd. , Eatonton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kimbrough,Wesley Gaines

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings

More Information:

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