Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Georgia - Elbert County
Elbert County Georgia has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Allen, William, House, Banks, Ralph, Place, Elbert County Courthouse, Rock Gym and Rucker House.

Several famous people are associated with these Elbert County historic places including Ralph Banks, Joseph Rucker, Chandler Asa and Ralph Gaines.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Elbert County places including Hunter J. Price, Hunt & Lamm, R.H. Hunt, et al., A. Ten Eyck Brown and Gathaway Engineering. Prominent architectural styles found in Elbert Country are Italianate, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Late Victorian.

Alexander-Cleveland House (added 1977 - - #77000423)
Also known as Cleveland House
3.5 mi. NE of Ruckersville , Ruckersville
F\u00e6, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
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Allen, William, House (added 1975 - - #75000591)
Also known as Beverly Plantation
9 mi. E of Elberton on SR 6 , Elberton
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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, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Banks, Ralph, Place (added 1978 - - #78000978)
Also known as Coldwater Plantation
N of Elberton off GA 77 , Elberton
Tangledtempest, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Banks,Ralph
Significant Year:
1794
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Bowman Commercial Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000128)
Public Square on GA 17, Bowman
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1875-1924 AD
Building at 6 and 7 Public Square (added 2009 - - #09000750)
6 & 7 Public Sq. , Bowman
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Post Office
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Department Store
More Information:
archives document
Chandler, Asa, House (added 1982 - - #82002409)
1003 Old Petersburg Rd. , Elberton
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Chandler,Rev. Asa,et al.
Significant Year:
1849
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Dove Creek Baptist Church (added 1987 - - #87001154)
GA 72 , Elberton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Black, Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Elbert County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80001017)
Courthouse Sq. , Elberton
Ichabod, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hunt,R.H., Hunt & Lamm
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Economics, Law, Politics/Government, Architecture, Communications
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
More Information:
archives document
Elberton Commercial Historic District (added 1982 - - #82002410)
Also known as See Also:Elbert County Courthouse
Church, Elbert, Oliver, and McIntosh Sts., and Public Sq. , Elberton
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Professional, Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Elberton Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation) (added 2015 - - #15000411)
N. McIntosh, Thomas, Church, & S. Oliver Sts., Elberton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brown, A. Ten Eyck, et al.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1875-1974 AD
Elberton Depot (added 1986 - - #86002399)
N. Oliver and Deadwyler Sts. , Elberton
Dee Whitlow, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gathaway Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Elberton Residential Historic District (added 1982 - - #82002411)
Roughly bounded by Elbert, Oliver, Adams, Thomas, Edwards, and Heard Sts. , Elberton
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Forest Avenue Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000102)
Elberton, Elberton
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1974 AD
Gaines, Ralph, House (added 1977 - - #77000422)
N of Elberton on GA 368 , Elberton
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Gaines,Ralph
Significant Year:
1827, 1825
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Rock Gym (added 1998 - - #98001559)
Also known as Auditorium;Armory
45 Forest Ave. , Elberton
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Price, Hunter J.
Architectural Style:
Other, Moderne
Area of Significance:
Art, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Defense, Education, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage, Auditorium, Educational Related Housing
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
archives document
Rucker House (added 1978 - - #78000979)
Also known as Cedar Grove
GA 985 , Ruckersville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Rucker,Joseph,et al.
Significant Year:
1840, 1815
Area of Significance:
Law, Architecture, Literature, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
More Information:
archives document
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