Georgia - Oconee County - Historic Districts
Oconee County Georgia (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Elder's Mill Covered Bridge and Elder Mill, Bishop Historic District, Durham Homeplace, High Shoals Historic District and South Main Street Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Oconee County places including Hunt and Durham, Nathaniel Richardson, D.H. Huff and Howard N. Ash. Prominent architectural styles found in Oconee Country are Gothic Revival, Greek Revival and Queen Anne.

Bishop Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000534)
Also known as Greenwood Crossing
Roughly along Price Mill, Old Bishop Rds., and US 441 within the Bishop city limits , Bishop
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ash, Howard N., Huff, D.H.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Correctional Facility, Professional, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Durham Homeplace (added 2000 - - #00000194)
1561 Watson Springs Rd. , Watkinsville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Elder's Mill Covered Bridge and Elder Mill (added 1994 - - #94000389)
4/5 mi. S of jct. of Elder Mill Rd. and GA 15 , Watkinsville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Richardson, Nathaniel, Hunt and Durham
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Industry, Engineering, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related
Current Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related, Single Dwelling
High Shoals Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000958)
Centered on GA 186, and banks of the Apalachee R , North High Shoals
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, City Hall, Department Store, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Government, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, City Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
South Main Street Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000739)
S. Main St. and Harden Hill Rd. , Watkinsville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Greek Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
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