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Georgia - Burke County
Burke County Georgia has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Burke County Courthouse, Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, Hopeful Baptist Church, Sapp Plantation and Waynesboro Historic District.

The famous person John James Jones is associated with one of more of the Burke County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Burke County places including L.F. Goodrich and James A. Wetmore. Prominent architectural styles found in Burke Country are Greek Revival, Late Victorian and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Burke County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80000980)
Courthouse Sq. , Waynesboro
Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Goodrich,L.F.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Law, Politics/Government, Economics, Architecture, Communications
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church (added 1996 - - #96000397)
Also known as Haven--Munnerlyn United Methodist Church
Barron St., S of Jct. of Barron and 6th Sts. , Waynesboro
Blastoids, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Black, Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure, School
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
More Information:
Hopeful Baptist Church (added 1993 - - #92001734)
Winter Rd. E of jct. with Blythe Rd. , Keysville
Bubba73, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Black, Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Jones, John James, House (added 1980 - - #80000981)
Also known as Jones-Cox House;The Shadows
525 Jones Ave. , Waynesboro
Blastoids, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Jones,John James
Significant Year:
1876
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
McCanaan Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery (added 2001 - - #01000643)
Also known as First McCanaan Baptist Church
McCanaan Church Rd. , Sardis
Bubba73, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
More Information:
Sapp Plantation (added 1980 - - #80000979)
NW of Sardis on GA 24 , Sardis
Billie F Pommier, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Waynesboro Commercial Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000496)
Also known as See Also:Georgia County Courthouses TR
E. 6th, E. 7th, E. 8th, S. Liberty and Myrick Sts. , Waynesboro
Blastoids, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Social, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Meeting Hall, Pedestrian Related, Rail-Related, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Financial Institution, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Water Works
More Information:
Waynesboro Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000153)
Roughly bounded by Walker St., 12th St., Waters St., Corker Row, 4th St., and Jones Ave. , Waynesboro
Blastoids, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wetmore, James A., et al.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local, Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Correctional Facility, Meeting Hall, Professional, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Fire Station, Processing, Professional, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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