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Georgia - Turner County
Turner County Georgia has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Turner County Courthouse, Turner County Jail and Wesleyan Methodist Campground and Tabernacle, Ashburn Commercial Historic District and Ashburn Heights--Hudson-College Avenue Historic District.

The famous person James Simon Shingler is associated with one of more of the Turner County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Turner County places including P.E. Dennis, Wagoner & Dobson, Alexander Blair and Peter E. Dennis. Prominent architectural styles found in Turner Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Ashburn Commercial Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001042)
Also known as See Also:Turner County Courthouse;Turner County Jail
Roughly, Main St. between Murray and Monroe Aves. , Ashburn
Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce, Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Manufacturing Facility, Post Office, Water Works
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Post Office
More Information:
Ashburn Heights--Hudson-College Avenue Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001411)
Roughly bounded by McLendon, Phillips, Monnie, Hudson and College Aves. , Ashburn
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dennis,Peter E.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Education, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic, Library, Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Library, Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Shingler Heights Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001571)
N. Main St. (US 41) between Murray and Hill Aves. , Ashburn
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dennis,Peter E.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Shingler,James Simon,et al.
Significant Year:
1897, 1917, 1895
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Agriculture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Turner County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80001247)
Courthouse Sq. , Ashburn
Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dennis,P.E., Blair,Alexander
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Economics, Law, Architecture, Communications
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Turner County Jail (added 1982 - - #82002490)
200 College St. , Ashburn
Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wagoner & Dobson
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Law, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
More Information:
Wesleyan Methodist Campground and Tabernacle (added 1998 - - #98001485)
Also known as Holiness Campground
321 Gordon St. , Ashburn
Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic
More Information:
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