Georgia - Glynn County - Historic Districts
Glynn County Georgia (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Brunswick Old Town, Fort Frederica National Monument, Horton-duBignon House, Brewery Ruins, duBignon Cemetery, Jekyll Island Club and Rockefeller Cottage.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Late Pre-Historic and Early American dating back to 1000.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Glynn County places including Maj. William Horton, George Purvis, James Hamilton Couper, C.B. Cluskey and Bvt. Gen. O.M. Poe. Prominent architectural styles found in Glynn Country are Gothic, Late Victorian and Queen Anne.

Brunswick Old Town (added 1974 - - #74000683)
Also known as Bay St. Urban Renewal Area;See Also:Brunswick Old Town Histo
Address Restricted , Brunswick
Bubba73, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Prehistoric, Community Planning And Development
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Pre-Historic, Early American
Period of Significance:
1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Brunswick Old Town Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000727)
Also known as See Also:Brunswick Old Town
Roughly bounded by 1st, Bay, New Bay, H and Cochran Sts. , Brunswick
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Business, Government Office, Single Dwelling, Underwater
Fort Frederica National Monument (added 1966 - - #66000065)
12 mi. N of Brunswick , Brunswick
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Social History
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site, Fortification, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Hamilton Plantation Slave Cabins (added 1988 - - #88000968)
Address Restricted , St. Simons Island
Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Couper,James Hamilton
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Black
Cultural Affiliation:
Black Slave
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse
Horton-duBignon House, Brewery Ruins, duBignon Cemetery (added 1971 - - #71000278)
Riverview Dr. , Jekyll Island
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Horton,Maj. William
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Industry, Agriculture, Architecture, Military, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Processing, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Park
Jekyll Island Club (added 1972 - - #72000385)
Between Riverview Dr. and Old Village Blvd. , Jekyll Island
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Civic
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
Rockefeller Cottage (added 1971 - - #71000279)
Also known as Rockefeller Museum;Indian Mound;See Also:Jekyll Island Club
331 Riverview Dr. , Jekyll Island
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Shingle Style
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
St. Simons Lighthouse and Lighthouse Keepers' Building (added 1972 - - #72000386)
600 Beachview Dr. , St. Simons Island
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cluskey,C.B., Poe,Bvt. Gen. O.M.
Architectural Style:
Other, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
19th C. Coastal American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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