Georgia - Jackson County - Historic Districts
Jackson County Georgia (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Braselton Historic District, Maysville Historic District, Shields--Etheridge Farm and Williamson--Maley--Turner Farm and Braselton Historic District.

The famous person Abraham Atkins is associated with one of more of the Jackson County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jackson County places including E.S. (Scott) Ethridge, Lee Nelms, E. Scott Ethridge and Sam Kelly. Prominent architectural styles found in Jackson Country are Late Victorian, Bungalow/Craftsman and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Braselton Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000384)
Jct. of GA 124 and GA 53 , Braselton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry, Landscape Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Cemetery, Post Office, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Business, Cemetery, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Sport Facility
Commerce Commercial Historic District (added 1989 - - #88003226)
Also known as Harmony Grove Commercial Historic District
Roughly bounded by Line, State, Cherry, Sycamore and Broad Sts. , Commerce
CommerceMain, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Holder Plantation (added 1990 - - #90001408)
Also known as Plantation at Jefferson
Jct. of Possum Creek Rd. and US 129 , Jefferson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
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
Jefferson Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000137)
Roughly centered on the downtown central business district fo Jefferson extending to city limits to NW and SW , Jefferson
Hhoschton, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Ethridge, E. Scott
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Engineering, Industry, Landscape Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
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:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Courthouse, Monument/Marker, Professional, Religious Structure, School, 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
Oak Avenue Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000564)
S of jct. of Oak Ave. and the Southern RR , Jefferson
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kelly, Sam
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Shields--Etheridge Farm (added 1992 - - #92000814)
Jct. of GA 319 and Co. Rd. 125, approximately 5 mi. SW of Jefferson , Jackson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ethridge,E.S. (Scott)
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Agriculture, Landscape Architecture, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Talmo Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000960)
Roughly along Main St., Kinney Ave., and A.J. Irvin Rd. , Talmo
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Post Office, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Williamson--Maley--Turner Farm (added 1995 - - #95000823)
Also known as Round Barn Furniture Store
GA 15 NE of Jefferson , Jefferson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Nelms, Lee
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Processing, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Processing, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
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