Jonesboro Historic District (Jonesboro, Georgia)

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Jonesboro Historic District
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Clayton County Courthouse
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LocationGA 54 and 3, Jonesboro, Georgia
Coordinates 33°31′26″N84°21′15″W / 33.52389°N 84.35417°W / 33.52389; -84.35417
Architect Mansfield & Chapman
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Gothic
NRHP reference No. 72000381 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1972

Jonesboro Historic District in Jonesboro, Georgia is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1972. [1]

Jonesboro was the setting of much of the 1936 novel Gone with the Wind; the fictional houses Tara and Twelve Oaks were placed near it, in Clayton County. [2]

It includes Stately Oaks, also separately listed on the NRHP, which is believed to be the inspiration for Tara. [2]

It includes the Clayton County Courthouse.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Joseph H. Moore (October 1, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic District, Jonesboro, Georgia". National Park Service . Retrieved August 20, 2016. with 10 photos from 1970