Georgia - Hancock County
Hancock County Georgia has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cheely-Coleman House, Glen Mary, Sparta Historic District, Camilla-Zack Community Center District and Hurt--Rives Plantation.

Several famous people are associated with these Hancock County historic places including William Shivers and Richard Malcolm Johnston.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Hancock County places including unknown. Prominent architectural styles found in Hancock Country are Greek Revival, Late Victorian and Gothic Revival.

Camilla-Zack Community Center District (added 1974 - - #74000685)
Rte. 1 , Mayfield
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Education, Health Care, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic, Clinic, School
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic
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Cheely-Coleman House (added 1976 - - #76000638)
Also known as Coleman House
S of Jewell off GA 123 at Ogeechee River , Jewell
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Camp
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Glen Mary (added 1974 - - #74000687)
Linton Rd., S of Sparta , Sparta
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Hurt--Rives Plantation (added 1996 - - #96000874)
Address Restricted , Sparta
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architect, builder, or engineer:
unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture, Landscape Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-Amearican, African-American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Jackson, John S., Plantation House and Outbuildings (added 1984 - - #84001116)
Also known as Jackson Place
Off GA 16 , White Plains
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Jewell Historic District (added 1979 - - #79003106)
GA 248 and GA 16 , Jewell
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
American,Industrial
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Processing, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling
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Linton Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000597)
Town of Linton and its environs , Linton and
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Pearson, Stephen Edward, House (added 1978 - - #78003532)
Pearson Chapel Rd. , Devereux
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Owner:
Private
Pearson--Boyer Plantation (added 1993 - - #93000236)
Pearson Chapel Rd. , Sparta
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
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Rockby (added 1978 - - #78000988)
NE of Sparta off GA 16 , Sparta
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Johnston,Richard Malcolm
Significant Year:
1854
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Shivers-Simpson House (added 1970 - - #70000207)
Also known as Rock Mill
N of Jewell on Mayfield Rd. , Jewell
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Other, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Shivers,William
Significant Year:
1820
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Shoulderbone Mounds (added 1976 - - #76002334)
Address Restricted , Sparta
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Owner:
Private
Sparta Cemetery (added 2001 - - #01000647)
N of jct. of Hamilton and Boland Sts. , Sparta
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
Sparta Historic District (added 1974 - - #74000686)
Roughly bounded by Hamilton, Elm, W, and Burwell Sts. , Sparta
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Single Dwelling
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