Georgia - De Kalb County
De Kalb County Georgia (Page 2) has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Soapstone Ridge, South Candler Street--Agnes Scott College Historic District, Stone Mountain Historic District and Stone Mountain Quarries Historic District and Smith-Benning House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Late Archaic dating back to 4999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these De Kalb County historic places including Benjamin Franklin Swanton and Charles W. et al Smith.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the De Kalb County places including Barili and Humphreys, George Weiblen, J.A. Wilson, Ansley, William, et al., Walter Hancock, Louis A. Simon, Leila Ross Wilburn, Ammi Williams, J.T. Nash and Neal A. Melick. Prominent architectural styles found in De Kalb Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements and Late Victorian.

Smith-Benning House (added 1982 - - #82004663)
520 Oakdale Rd., NE , Atlanta
Seanmcgill7984, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Stick/Eastlake
Historic Person:
Smith,Charles W. et al
Significant Year:
1886
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Soapstone Ridge (added 1973 - - #73002138)
Address Restricted , Atlanta
Thomson200, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Archaic
Period of Significance:
3000-4999 BC, 1000-2999 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Unoccupied Land
South Candler Street--Agnes Scott College Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000787)
Also known as Decatur Female Seminary (1889);Agnes Scott Institute (1890-1
Roughly bounded by E. College, S. McDonough, S. Candler, E. Hill and E. Davis Sts. , Decatur
Kaffeemitschlag, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ansley, William, et al.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
College, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
College, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Steele-Cobb House (added 1982 - - #82004666)
2632 Fox Hills Dr. , Decatur
Dawnwella, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Stone Mountain Covered Bridge (added 1974 - - #74002374)
Stone Mountain Memorial Park , Atlanta
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Owner:
Private
Stone Mountain Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001476)
Roughly bounded by Stone Mountain Cemetery, Stone Mountain Memorial Park, Lucie St. CSX RR, VFW Dr., and Stone Mtn City , Stone Mountain
Thatotherperson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Barili and Humphreys, Wilson, J.A.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Black, Entertainment/Recreation, Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Cemetery, Clubhouse, Museum, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Cemetery, City Hall, Clubhouse, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility
More Information:
Stone Mountain Quarries Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000900)
Also known as Stone Mountain Memorial State Park, Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain Memorial State Park , Stone Mountain
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Weiblen, George, Hancock, Walter
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Extractive Facility, Natural Feature, Processing Site, Rail-Related, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Swanton House (added 1978 - - #78000977)
720 Swanton Way , Decatur
JSvEIHmpPE, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Williams,Ammi
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Swanton,Benjamin Franklin
Significant Year:
1864, 1825, 1852
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture, Military, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
United States Post Office--Decatur, Georgia (added 2000 - - #00000753)
141 Trinity Place , Decatur
JSvEIHmpPE, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Simon, Louis A., Melick, Neal A.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional
More Information:
University Park--Emory Highlands--Emory Estates Historic District (added 1998 - - #97001638)
Roughly bounded by N. Decatur Rd., Durand Dr., Peavine Cr., and the Druid Hills Historic District , Decatur
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kauffman, O.F., Nash, J.T.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Villa MiraFlores (added 2016 - - #15000964)
Atlanta, Atlanta
Painecr, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1974 AD
Winnona Park Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000565)
Roughly bounded by E. College Ave., Avery St., S. Columbia Dr., and Mimosa Dr. , Decatur
Kaffeemitschlag, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wilburn, Leila Ross
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape 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
Historic Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
Zuber--Jarrell House (added 1997 - - #97001194)
810 Flat Shoals Ave., SE , Atlanta
Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:

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