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

Stephens 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 Traveler's Rest, Jarrett--Hayes House, Riverside and Stephens County Courthouse and Eastanollee Auditorium.

The famous person Judge Ben Davis is associated with one of more of the Stephens County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Stephens County places including Robert Jarrett, H.L. Lewman, Falls City Construction Co., E.L. Prater and Leila Ross Wilburn. Prominent architectural styles found in Stephens Country are Classical Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Queen Anne.

Eastanollee Auditorium (added 2000 - - #00000301)

NE corner of Eastanolle School Rd. and Red Hollow Rd. , Eastanollee

Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Meeting Hall, School

Current Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Auditorium, School

More Information:

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Jarrett--Hayes House (added 1994 - - #94000572)

Also known as Liberty Lodge

Co. Rt. 3, NE side, about 2 mi. E of GA 184 , Toccoa

Cyntata2672, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Jarrett, Robert

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Martin Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000825)

Along both sides of GA 17 and the Norfolk Southern RR tracks , Martin

Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wilburn, Leila Ross

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Queen Anne, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Financial Institution, Rail-Related, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Auditorium, Cemetery, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Riverside (added 1982 - - #82002465)

Also known as Prather Residence

N of Toccoa on GA 3 , Toccoa

Cyntata2672, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Schaefer-Marks House (added 1976 - - #76000647)

Also known as Sunnyfield

316 E. Doyle St. , Toccoa

Jwilkes73, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

More Information:

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Simmons, James B., House (added 1983 - - #83000241)

130 W. Tugalo St. , Toccoa

FloNight, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Prater,E.L.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Professional

More Information:

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Stephens County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80001232)

Courthouse Sq. , Toccoa

FloNight, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Falls City Construction Co., Lewman,H.L.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Economics, Architecture, Communications

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

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Toccoa Downtown Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000879)

Roughly bounded by Alexander, Currahee, Hill, & Savannah Sts., Toccoa

KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Politics/Government, Transportation

Period of Significance:

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

More Information:

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Traveler's Rest (added 1966 - - #66000283)

Also known as Jarrett Manor

E of Toccoa on U.S. 123 , Toccoa

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Restaurant, Secondary Structure

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Walters-Davis House (added 1982 - - #82002464)

429 E. Tugalo St. , Toccoa

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Prater,E.L.

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Davis,Judge Ben

Significant Year:

1906

Area of Significance:

Law, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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