Georgia - Banks County - Historic Districts
Banks County Georgia (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Maysville Historic District, Gillsville Historic District, Homer Historic District, Homer Historic District (Boundary Increase) and Mount Pleasant Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Banks County historic places including Abraham Atkins and John Garrison.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Banks County places including Joseph Columbus Turk and Mr. Thompson. Prominent architectural styles found in Banks Country are Late Victorian, Bungalow/Craftsman and Gothic.

Brooks Family Farm (added 2013 - - #13000529)
584 Silver Shoals Rd., Lula
Pevonia1, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Gillsville Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001933)
GA 52 , Gillsville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Garrison,John
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Homer Historic District (added 1985 - - #85003110)
Also known as See Also:Banks County Courthouse;Banks County Jail;Homer His
Along Main St. and Silver Shoals Rd. , Homer
Gwringle, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 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
Homer Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1993 - - #93000422)
Also known as See Also:Homer Historic District
Off US 41 on E end of existing district adjacent to southern boundary , Homer
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Maysville Historic District (added 1985 - - #85002203)
Along E. Main, W. Main and Homer Sts. , Maysville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Atkins,Abraham,et al.
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Mount Pleasant Historic District (added 1996 - - #96001306)
Also known as Jct. of GA 51 and GA 184
Jct. of GA 51 and GA 184 , Carnesville
Gwringle, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Nails Creek Historic District (added 1996 - - #96001307)
Jct. of GA 51 and GA 59 , Carnesville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thompson, Mr.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Gothic, Other
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Turk Family Farm (added 2003 - - #03001365)
534 Carson Segars Rd. , Maysville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Turk, Joseph Columbus
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Department Store, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
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