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

Sumter County Georgia (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Andersonville National Historic Site, Americus Historic District, Morgan Farm and Third District A & M School--Georgia Southwestern College Historic District and Americus Historic District (Boundary Increase).

The famous person George F. Webb is associated with one of more of the Sumter County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Sumter County places including Haralson Bleckley and Multpile. Prominent architectural styles found in Sumter Country are Classical Revival, Colonial Revival and Gothic.

Americus Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000648)

Irregular pattern along Lee St. with extensions to Dudley St., railroad tracks, Rees Park, and Glessner St. , Americus

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Americus Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1979 - - #79003319)

Also known as See Also:Americus Historic District

E. Church St. and Oak Grove Cemetery , Americus

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Single Dwelling

Andersonville National Historic Site (added 1970 - - #70000070)

Also known as Andersonville National Cemetery;Anderson Prison Park

1 mi. E of Andersonville on GA 49 , Andersonville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Correctional Facility, Museum

Current Function:

Funerary, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Museum, Park

Ashby Street Shotgun Row Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000620)

207, 209, and 211 Ashby St. , Americus

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Black, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Morgan Farm (added 1998 - - #98000145)

Also known as Nathan Morgan Home Place

770 Old Dawson Rd. , Smithville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Black, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings

Plains Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001220)

Roughly bounded by Buena Vista Rd., Hospital, Clark, Main, Thomas, Paschal, and Bond Sts. , Plains

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multpile

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Health/Medicine, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Teel--Crawford--Gaston Plantation (added 2004 - - #04001188)

2154 GA 30 W , Americus

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Camp

Third District A & M School--Georgia Southwestern College Historic District (added 2007 - - #07001002)

Also known as Third District Agricultural & Mechanical School, State Agricultural & Normal School

800 Wheatley St. , Americus

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bleckley, Haralson, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

Webb Family Farm (added 1985 - - #85001968)

US 19 , Sumter

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Gothic, Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Webb,George F.,et al.

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

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