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GEORGIA - Sumter County

Americus Historic District ** (added 1976 - District - #76000648) Irregular pattern along Lee St. with extensions to Dudley St., railroad tracks, Rees Park, and Glessner St., Americus Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Late Gothic Revival, Classical Revival, Romanesque Area of Significance: Architecture, Transportation, Commerce Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Americus Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1979 - District - #79003319) Also known as See Also:Americus Historic District E. Church St. and Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Architecture, Art Period of Significance: 1850-1874 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic, Funerary Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Funerary Current Sub-function: Cemetery, Single Dwelling Andersonville National Historic Site *** (added 1970 - District - #70000070) Also known as Andersonville National Cemetery;Anderson Prison Park 1 mi. E of Andersonville on GA 49, Andersonville Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Social History, Military Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Correctional Facility, Museum Current Function: Funerary, Landscape, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Cemetery, Museum, Park Ashby Street Shotgun Row Historic District (added 1997 - District - #97000620) 207, 209, and 211 Ashby St., Americus Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Other Area of Significance: Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Black Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Campbell Chapel AME Church (added 1999 - Building - #97001195) 429 N. Jackson St., Americus Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Presley, Louis Hudson Architectural Style: Romanesque Area of Significance: Architecture, Black Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure Current Function: Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure Dismuke Storehouse (added 1996 - Building - #96000247) Also known as Minyard's Store 505 N. Lee St., Americus Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Dismuke,Joseph H. Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce, Black Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture Historic Sub-function: Department Store, Music Facility, Restaurant Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use Guerry-Mitchell House (added 1983 - Building - #83000242) 723 McGarrah St., Americus Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Greek Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Politics/Government Period of Significance: 1825-1849 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Jimmy Carter National Historic Site (added 1987 - - #01000272) 300 N. Bond St., Plains Liberty Hall (added 1980 - Building - #80001236) Also known as Simpson Plantation SE of Americus on S. Lee St., Americus Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Greek Revival Area of Significance: Agriculture, Architecture Period of Significance: 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Current Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage Lustron House at 547 Oak Avenue *** (added 1996 - Building - #96000209) 547 Oak Ave., Americus Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Beckman, Morris, Blass, Roy Architectural Style: Other Area of Significance: Architecture, Engineering Period of Significance: 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling McBain, Newman, House ** (added 1980 - Building - #80001237) S of Americus on U.S. 19, Americus Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering 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 Morgan Farm ** (added 1998 - District - #98000145) Also known as Nathan Morgan Home Place 770 Old Dawson Rd., Smithville Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architectural Style: Other Area of Significance: Landscape Architecture, Black, Architecture, Agriculture Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Vacant/Not In Use Current Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings New Corinth Baptist Church (added 1998 - Building - #98000928) 1178 Hooks Mill Rd., Americus Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Black, Landscape Architecture, Art Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Funerary, Religion Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Religious Structure Current Function: Funerary, Religion Current Sub-function: Cemetery, Religious Structure Pennington--Horne Lithic Site (added 1977 - Site - #77001630) Address Restricted, Andersonville Owner: Private Plains Historic District (added 1984 - District - #84001220) Roughly bounded by Buena Vista Rd., Hospital, Clark, Main, Thomas, Paschal, and Bond Sts., Plains Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Multpile Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals Area of Significance: Health/Medicine, Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Business, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current Sub-function: Business, Single Dwelling Teel--Crawford--Gaston Plantation (added 2004 - District - #04001188) 2154 GA 30 W, Americus Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architectural Style: Greek Revival Area of Significance: Landscape Architecture, Black, Architecture, Agriculture Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Current Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Camp Webb Family Farm (added 1985 - District - #85001968) US 19, Sumter Historic Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Queen Anne, Gothic, Other Historic Person: Webb,George F.,et al. Area of Significance: Agriculture, Architecture Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Current Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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