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

Taliaferro County Georgia has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Crawfordville Historic District, Liberty Hall, Stephens, A. H., Memorial State Park, Colonsay Plantation and Crawfordville Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Taliaferro County historic places including Alexander H. Stephens and Alexander Stephens.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Taliaferro County places including Charle Golucke, Goodrich,Lewis,F., McKenzie,J.H.,& Son, Marmaduke Mendenhall and W.C. Chapman. Prominent architectural styles found in Taliaferro Country are Classical Revival, Colonial Revival and Late Victorian.

Chapman--Steed House (added 2002 - - #02001218)

Broad St. , Crawfordville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Chapman, W.C.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Colonsay Plantation (added 1974 - - #74000703)

ENE of Crawfordville off SR 908 , Crawfordville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mendenhall,Marmaduke

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling

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Crawfordville Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000124)

Also known as Liberty Hall, A.H. Stephens Memorial State Park

Roughly centered on the downtown business district of Crawfordville , Taliaferro

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Golucke, Charle, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Stephens, Alexander H.

Significant Year:

1838, 1875, 1826

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture, Politics/Government, Social History, Transportation, Conservation, Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal, Private, Local, State

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Professional, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Professional, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

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Liberty Hall (added 1970 - - #70000216)

Also known as Bachelor's Hall

Alexander H. Stephens Memorial State Park , Crawfordville

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Stephens,Alexander

Significant Year:

1883, 1834

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Locust Grove Cemetery (added 2006 - - #06001119)

Locust Grove Rd. SE , Sharon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Religion, Art

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

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Stephens, A. H., Memorial State Park (added 1995 - - #95000764)

Also known as A.H. Stephens State Historic Park;See Also:Liberty Hall

GA 22, N side , Crawfordville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Conservation, Landscape Architecture, Social History, Politics/Government, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Museum, Outdoor Recreation

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

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Taliaferro County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80001242)

GA 12 , Crawfordville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McKenzie,J.H.,& Son, Goodrich,Lewis,F.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Economics, Law, Architecture, Communications

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

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