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GEORGIA - Newton County - Historic Districts

Burge Farm (added 2000 - Newton County - #00000467) Also known as Burge-Bolton House Roughly bounded by GA 142, Cook Rd., Morehouse Rd. and Sewell Rd. , Newborn (6033 acres, 23 buildings, 3 structures) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Morehouse, Merritt J. Architectural Style: Classical Revival Area of Significance: Landscape Architecture, Agriculture, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849 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 Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling Covington Historic District ** (added 1998 - Newton County - #98000969) Also known as See Also:Floyd Street Historic District and Newton County Co Roughly Covington City S of US 278 , Covington (7000 acres, 601 buildings, 5 structures, 1 object) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Bruce and Morgan, Golucke, J.W., and Company, et al. Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire Area of Significance: Landscape Architecture, Commerce, Black, Transportation, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824 Owner: State , Local , Private Historic Function: Domestic, Health Care Historic Sub-function: Business, Clinic, Department Store, Financial Institution, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care Current Sub-function: Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Medical Business/Office, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Covington Mills and Mill Village Historic District (added 2000 - Newton County - #00000370) Roughly bounded by Wheat, Collins and Lott Sts. and, to the norht, the Covington Mills pond and Creek , Covington (600 acres, 102 buildings, 3 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Other, Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Industry Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion Current Sub-function: Cemetery, Department Store, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Floyd Street Historic District ** (added 1974 - Newton County - #74000699) Floyd St. from Elm to W of Sockwell St. , Covington (300 acres, 10 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Wood,Cary, Et al. Architectural Style: Other, Greek Revival Area of Significance: Social History, Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Newborn Historic District (added 1998 - Newton County - #98000970) Roughly the entire city limits of Newborn City , Newborn (1750 acres, 78 buildings, 2 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Education, Commerce, Agriculture, Transportation, Architecture, Black Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1825-1849 Owner: Local , Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government Historic Sub-function: Department Store, Financial Institution, Post Office, School, Single Dwelling, Warehouse Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Transportation Current Sub-function: Department Store, Rail-Related, School, Single Dwelling, Warehouse North Covington Historic District (added 2000 - Newton County - #00000526) Also known as Midway N. Emory and Odum Sts. and Georgia (CSX) Railroad , Covington (320 acres, 46 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Queen Anne, Greek Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Transportation, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage, Warehouse Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Transportation Current Sub-function: Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Warehouse Oxford Historic District *** (added 1975 - Newton County - #75000603) Also known as See Also:Orna Villa College and residential district centered around Wesley St. , Oxford (1460 acres, 23 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Thomas,Edward Lloyd Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Gothic, Renaissance Area of Significance: Education, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Religion Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824 Owner: Local , Private Historic Function: Domestic, Education Historic Sub-function: College, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Education Current Sub-function: College, Single Dwelling Porterdale Historic District (added 2001 - Newton County - #01000974) Roughly the city limits of Porterdale north of Elm St. , Porterdale (5250 acres, 496 buildings, 8 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry, Social History, Black Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private , Local Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion Historic Sub-function: Business, Department Store, Energy Facility, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Transportation Current Sub-function: Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility Salem Camp Ground ** (added 1998 - Newton County - #98000175) Also known as Salem Camp Meeting 3940 Salem Rd. , Covington (634 acres, 28 buildings, 5 structures, 1 object) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Religion, Social History, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849 Owner: Private Historic Function: Other, Religion, Social Historic Sub-function: Clubhouse, Religious Structure Current Function: Government, Other, Religion Current Sub-function: Fire Station, Religious Structure Starrsville Historic District (added 1998 - Newton County - #98000715) Also known as Old and New Starrsville Historic District Jct. GA 213, Old Starsville and Dixie Rds. , Starrsville (17200 acres, 49 buildings, 2 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Italianate, Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Commerce, Black, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Agriculture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Storage Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion Current Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Storage

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