Georgia - Washington County - Historic Districts
Washington County Georgia (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Forest Grove, Church-Smith-Harris Street Historic District, North Harris Street Historic District, Sandersville Commercial and Industrial District and Warthen Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Washington County places including Charles E. Choate, Brantley, Greene and Renfroe, J.W. and Ellamae League. Prominent architectural styles found in Washington Country are Greek Revival, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival.

Church-Smith-Harris Street Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001268)
E. Church, S. Smith, and S. Harris Sts. , Sandersville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Greek Revival, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Forest Grove (added 2005 - - #04001556)
Also known as Warthen, Thomas Jefferson, Plantation
1200 GA 242/Riddleville rd. , Sandersville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Processing, School, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Cemetery, Processing, Secondary Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
North Harris Street Historic District (added 1989 - - #89000801)
Roughly bounded by First Ave., Washington Ave., E. McCarty St., N. Harris St., Malone St., and Warthen St. , Sandersville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Choate,Charles E., Ellamae League
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Greek Revival, Queen Anne
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:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Sandersville Commercial and Industrial District (added 2002 - - #02000120)
Roughly Jernigan, Gilmore, North Smith, East Haynes, W. Haynes, and Warthen Sts. , Sandersville
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brantley, Greene and Renfroe, J.W., et.al.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Politics/Government, Industry, Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Department Store, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Sanatorium, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Museum, Professional, Rail-Related, Storage
Warthen Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000755)
Jct. of GA 15, GA 102, Warthen St., Old Sadersville-Sparta and Walker Dairy Rds. , Warthen
A P Wood, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Black, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
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, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Department Store, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
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