Georgia - Sumter County
Sumter County Georgia has 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Andersonville National Historic Site, Lustron House at 547 Oak Avenue, Americus Historic District, Lustron House at 547 Oak Avenue and McBain, Newman, House.

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 Morris Beckman, Roy Blass, Haralson Bleckley, Joseph H. Dismuke, Louis Hudson Presley and Multpile. Prominent architectural styles found in Sumter Country are Greek Revival, Classical Revival and Romanesque.

Americus Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000648)
Irregular pattern along Lee St. with extensions to Dudley St., railroad tracks, Rees Park, and Glessner St. , Americus
Eoghanacht, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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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
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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
More Information:
Ashby Street Shotgun Row Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000620)
207, 209, and 211 Ashby St. , Americus
Mjrmtg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Campbell Chapel AME Church (added 1997 - - #97001195)
429 N. Jackson St. , Americus
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Presley, Louis Hudson
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Dismuke Storehouse (added 1996 - - #96000247)
Also known as Minyard's Store
505 N. Lee St. , Americus
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dismuke,Joseph H.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Music Facility, Restaurant
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Guerry-Mitchell House (added 1983 - - #83000242)
723 McGarrah St. , Americus
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Jimmy Carter National Historic Site (added 1987 - - #01000272)
300 N. Bond St. , Plains
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Liberty Hall (added 1980 - - #80001236)
Also known as Simpson Plantation
SE of Americus on S. Lee St. , Americus
Chsly89, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage
More Information:
Lustron House at 547 Oak Avenue (added 1996 - - #96000209)
547 Oak Ave. , Americus
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Blass, Roy, Beckman, Morris
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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McBain, Newman, House (added 1980 - - #80001237)
S of Americus on U.S. 19 , Americus
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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
More Information:
New Corinth Baptist Church (added 1998 - - #98000928)
1178 Hooks Mill Rd. , Americus
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Black, Landscape Architecture, Art
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
More Information:
Pennington--Horne Lithic Site (added 1977 - - #77001630)
Address Restricted , Andersonville
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Owner:
Private
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
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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
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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
More Information:
Webb Family Farm (added 1985 - - #85001968)
US 19 , Sumter
F\u00e6, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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