List of National Historic Landmarks in Georgia

This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Georgia. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. ^[1]

As of 2023, the state of Georgia is home to 50 of these landmarks. ^[2]

Current NHLs

[3]	Landmark name	Image	Date designated [4]	Location	County	Description
1	Andalusia Farm	Andalusia Farm	February 24, 2022 (#80000968)	Milledgeville 33°07′31″N83°16′04″W / 33.12526°N 83.26775°W / 33.12526; -83.26775 (Andalusia Farm)	Baldwin	Home of author Flannery O'Connor
2	Bellevue	Bellevue	November 7, 1973 (#72000400)	La Grange 33°02′30″N85°02′22″W / 33.04179°N 85.03955°W / 33.04179; -85.03955 (Bellevue)	Troup	Historic home of Senator Benjamin Harvey Hill; example of a Greek Revival "domesticated temple"
3	Stephen Vincent Benet House	Stephen Vincent Benet House	November 11, 1971 (#71000286)	Augusta 33°28′33″N82°01′27″W / 33.47580°N 82.02407°W / 33.47580; -82.02407 (Stephen Vincent Benet House)	Richmond	Commandant's home in Augusta Arsenal; poet Stephen Vincent Benét lived and wrote here; now Admissions Office, Summerville campus of Georgia Regents University
4	Calhoun Mine	Calhoun Mine	November 7, 1973 (#73002292)	Dahlonega 34°33′43″N83°59′09″W / 34.5619°N 83.9858°W / 34.5619; -83.9858 (Calhoun Mine)	Lumpkin	Property where gold was discovered in 1828, playing a role in the calls for the Cherokee removal; eventually owned by Senator John C. Calhoun of South Carolina
5	Carmichael House	Carmichael House More images	November 7, 1973 (#71000265)	Macon 32°50′29″N83°38′16″W / 32.84130°N 83.63765°W / 32.84130; -83.63765 (Carmichael House)	Bibb	Greek Revival house from the 1840s, with a spiral staircase in a central tower
6	Central of Georgia Railroad Shops and Terminal	Central of Georgia Railroad Shops and Terminal More images	December 8, 1976 (#76000610)	Savannah 32°04′33″N81°06′05″W / 32.07571°N 81.10126°W / 32.07571; -81.10126 (Central of Georgia Railroad Shops and Terminal)	Chatham	Complex of railroad facilities of the Central of Georgia Railroad
7	Chieftains	Chieftains More images	November 11, 1973 (#71000273)	Rome 34°16′38″N85°10′13″W / 34.27710°N 85.17019°W / 34.27710; -85.17019 (Chieftains)	Floyd	Home of Cherokee Nation chief Major Ridge
8	College Hill	College Hill More images	November 11, 1971 (#71000287)	Augusta 33°28′03″N82°00′55″W / 33.467364°N 82.015231°W / 33.467364; -82.015231 (College Hill)	Richmond	Home of George Walton, signer of Declaration of Independence
9	Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District	Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District More images	June 2, 1978 (#78000995)	Columbus 32°28′53″N84°59′30″W / 32.48139°N 84.9917°W / 32.48139; -84.9917 (Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District)	Muscogee	Four separated areas along the Chattahoochee River; includes Columbus Iron Works
10	Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company Plant	Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company Plant More images	May 4, 1983 (#77000428)	Atlanta 33°45′16″N84°23′03″W / 33.754353°N 84.384184°W / 33.754353; -84.384184 (Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company Plant)	Fulton	The building, now the home of Georgia State University's Baptist Student Union, was the first place where Coca-Cola bottled its soda.
11	Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory	Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory More images	September 20, 2006 (#86001371)	Midway 31°48′02″N81°27′56″W / 31.80056°N 81.46556°W / 31.80056; -81.46556 (Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory)	Liberty	Associated with the Southern Christian Leadership's Citizen Education Program
12	Etowah Mounds	Etowah Mounds More images	July 19, 1964 (#66000272)	Cartersville 34°07′30″N84°48′28″W / 34.125°N 84.80778°W / 34.125; -84.80778 (Etowah Mounds)	Bartow	Three main mounds at the site; three lesser known mounds; inhabited from about 1000–1550 A.D. by Native Americans of the Mississippian culture
13	Fort James Jackson	Fort James Jackson More images	February 16, 2000 (#70000200)	Savannah 32°04′55″N81°02′10″W / 32.0819°N 81.0361°W / 32.0819; -81.0361 (Fort James Jackson)	Chatham	Built in the period 1808–1812; defended Savannah and its harbor; used by the Confederacy; withstood a minor Union attack in 1862
14	Fox Theatre	Fox Theatre More images	May 11, 1976 (#74002230)	Atlanta 33°46′22″N84°23′06″W / 33.77264°N 84.38501°W / 33.77264; -84.38501 (Fox Theatre)	Fulton	Grand movie palace; built in the 1920s; Moorish design
15	Governor's Mansion	Governor's Mansion More images	November 7, 1973 (#70000194)	Milledgeville 33°04′48″N83°13′55″W / 33.079871°N 83.231944°W / 33.079871; -83.231944 (Governor's Mansion)	Baldwin	Executive Mansion from 1838 to 1868
16	Henry W. Grady House	Henry W. Grady House More images	May 11, 1976 (#76000613)	Athens 33°57′42″N83°23′18″W / 33.96167°N 83.38827°W / 33.96167; -83.38827 (Henry W. Grady House)	Clarke	Greek Revival house; purchased by Henry W. Grady in 1863, editor of the "Atlanta Constitution"
17	Green-Meldrim House	Green-Meldrim House More images	May 11, 1976 (#74000664)	Savannah 32°04′26″N81°05′41″W / 32.073889°N 81.094722°W / 32.073889; -81.094722 (Green-Meldrim House)	Chatham	Designed and built between 1853 and 1861; Gothic Revival style; cast-iron porch and fence
18	Joel Chandler Harris House	Joel Chandler Harris House More images	December 19, 1962 (#66000281)	Atlanta 33°44′16″N84°25′20″W / 33.73764°N 84.42219°W / 33.73764; -84.42219 (Joel Chandler Harris House)	Fulton	Home of Joel Chandler Harris from 1881 to 1908; editor and columnist of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper; most known as author of the "Uncle Remus" tales
19	Hay House	Hay House More images	November 7, 1973 (#71000259)	Macon 32°50′25″N83°38′01″W / 32.84034°N 83.63361°W / 32.84034; -83.63361 (Hay House)	Bibb	Built from 1855 to in 1859; Italian Renaissance Revival style; 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2); twenty-four rooms; four levels; crowned by a cupola
20	Herndon Home	Herndon Home More images	February 16, 2000 (#00000261)	Atlanta 33°45′21″N84°24′25″W / 33.75581°N 84.40686°W / 33.75581; -84.40686 (Herndon Home)	Fulton	Home of Alonzo Franklin Herndon, founder of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company
21	Historic Augusta Canal and Industrial District	Historic Augusta Canal and Industrial District More images	December 22, 1977 (#71000285)	Augusta 33°30′08″N81°59′57″W / 33.5022°N 81.99917°W / 33.5022; -81.99917 (Historic Augusta Canal and Industrial District)	Richmond	Completed in 1847; harnessed the power of the fall line of the Savannah River for mills; provided drinking water for Augusta, Georgia
22	Jekyll Island Historic District	Jekyll Island Historic District More images	June 2, 1978 (#72000385)	Jekyll Island 31°03′38″N81°25′19″W / 31.06056°N 81.42194°W / 31.06056; -81.42194 (Jekyll Island Historic District)	Glynn	Founded in 1886; originally an elitist, segregated private club located on Jekyll Island, on the Georgia coastline
23	Martin Luther King Jr. Historic District	Martin Luther King Jr. Historic District More images	May 5, 1977 (#74000677)	Atlanta 33°45′18″N84°22′20″W / 33.755°N 84.3722°W / 33.755; -84.3722 (Martin Luther King Jr. Historic District)	Fulton	Includes Martin Luther King, Jr.'s boyhood home; Ebenezer Baptist Church, a church where King pastored, is also part of the national historic site
24	Kolomoki Mounds	Kolomoki Mounds More images	July 19, 1964 (#66000280)	Blakely 31°28′17″N84°55′46″W / 31.471389°N 84.92944°W / 31.471389; -84.92944 (Kolomoki Mounds)	Early	Woodland Period mounds
25	Lapham-Patterson House	Lapham-Patterson House More images	November 7, 1973 (#70000868)	Thomasville 30°50′44″N83°58′59″W / 30.84562°N 83.98296°W / 30.84562; -83.98296 (Lapham-Patterson House)	Thomas	Built 1884-85; Victorian architecture; fishscale shingles; intricately designed porch; long-leaf pine inlaid floors; and a double-flue chimney; intentional lack of symmetry; no windows, doors, or closets are square
26	Liberty Hall	Liberty Hall More images	May 4, 1983 (#70000216)	Crawfordville 33°33′28″N82°53′45″W / 33.55790°N 82.89588°W / 33.55790; -82.89588 (Liberty Hall)	Taliaferro	Home of Confederate States of America Vice President Alexander Stephens
27	Juliette Gordon Low Historic District	Juliette Gordon Low Historic District More images	June 23, 1965 (#66000276)	Savannah 32°04′37″N81°05′33″W / 32.077062°N 81.092480°W / 32.077062; -81.092480 (Juliette Gordon Low Historic District)	Chatham	First Girl Scout meetingplace; birthplace and home of founder Juliette Gordon Low
28	New Echota	New Echota More images	November 7, 1973 (#70000869)	Calhoun 34°32′27″N84°54′34″W / 34.54083°N 84.909444°W / 34.54083; -84.909444 (New Echota)	Gordon	In 1825, officially designated capital of the Cherokee Nation
29	Octagon House	Octagon House	November 7, 1973 (#69000049)	Columbus 32°27′23″N84°59′32″W / 32.45626°N 84.99216°W / 32.45626; -84.99216 (Octagon House)	Muscogee	Octagon house is also known as May's Folly
30	Old Medical College	Old Medical College More images	June 19, 1996 (#72000398)	Augusta 33°28′13″N81°57′47″W / 33.4702778°N 81.963056°W / 33.4702778; -81.963056 (Old Medical College)	Richmond	Original Medical College of Georgia; founded in 1829
31	Owens-Thomas House	Owens-Thomas House More images	May 11, 1976 (#76000611)	Savannah 32°04′39″N81°05′22″W / 32.07738°N 81.08940°W / 32.07738; -81.08940 (Owens-Thomas House)	Chatham	English Regency house designed by William Jay; Marquis de La Fayette stayed here during 1824-25
32	Pine Mountain State Park	Pine Mountain State Park More images	September 26, 1997 (#97001273)	Pine Mountain 32°49′55″N84°48′29″W / 32.831946°N 84.808056°W / 32.831946; -84.808056 (Pine Mountain State Park)	Harris	Park near Warm Springs associated with FDR; now a portion of F. D. Roosevelt State Park.
33	John Ross House	John Ross House More images	November 7, 1973 (#73000647)	Rossville 34°58′52″N85°17′05″W / 34.98110°N 85.28478°W / 34.98110; -85.28478 (John Ross House)	Walker	Home of the Cherokee chief John Ross
34	St. Catherine's Island	St. Catherine's Island More images	December 16, 1969 (#69000332)	South Newport 31°37′50″N81°09′37″W / 31.630556°N 81.160278°W / 31.630556; -81.160278 (St. Catherine's Island)	Liberty	Site of Santa Catalina de Guale, the first Spanish outpost in Georgia; home of Button Gwinnett
35	Savannah Historic District	Savannah Historic District More images	November 13, 1966 (#66000277)	Savannah 32°04′28″N81°05′30″W / 32.074444°N 81.091667°W / 32.074444; -81.091667 (Savannah Historic District)	Chatham
36	William Scarbrough House	William Scarbrough House More images	November 7, 1973 (#70000201)	Savannah 32°04′52″N81°05′50″W / 32.08117°N 81.09727°W / 32.08117; -81.09727 (William Scarbrough House)	Chatham	Greek Revival house; finished in 1819; now houses Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum
37	Springer Opera House	Springer Opera House More images	June 2, 1978 (#70000214)	Columbus 32°27′54″N84°59′29″W / 32.46505°N 84.99128°W / 32.46505; -84.99128 (Springer Opera House)	Muscogee	Historic live performance theater
38	Stallings Island		January 20, 1961 (#66000279)	Augusta 33°33′39″N82°02′47″W / 33.560833°N 82.046389°W / 33.560833; -82.046389 (Stallings Island)	Columbia	Archeological site with shell mounds
39	State Capitol	State Capitol More images	November 7, 1973 (#71001099)	Atlanta 33°44′57″N84°23′18″W / 33.74916°N 84.38830°W / 33.74916; -84.38830 (State Capitol)	Fulton	Completed 1889; still in use
40	Stone Hall, Atlanta University	Stone Hall, Atlanta University More images	December 2, 1974 (#74000680)	Atlanta 33°45′16″N84°24′31″W / 33.75444°N 84.40861°W / 33.75444; -84.40861 (Stone Hall, Atlanta University)	Fulton	Completed in 1882; Atlanta University was an educational institution for freed slaves
41	Sweet Auburn Historic District	Sweet Auburn Historic District More images	December 8, 1976 (#76000631)	Atlanta 33°45′17″N84°22′53″W / 33.75472°N 84.381389°W / 33.75472; -84.381389 (Sweet Auburn Historic District)	Fulton	Historic African-American neighborhood
42	Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences	Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences More images	May 11, 1976 (#76000612)	Savannah 32°04′44″N81°05′43″W / 32.07889°N 81.09528°W / 32.07889; -81.09528 (Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences)	Chatham	Originally a family townhouse; became a free art museum in 1886
43	Robert Toombs House	Robert Toombs House More images	November 7, 1973 (#72000410)	Washington 33°44′10″N82°44′02″W / 33.73616°N 82.73387°W / 33.73616; -82.73387 (Robert Toombs House)	Wilkes	Home of Robert Toombs, U.S. Senator, C.S.A. Secretary of State and Confederate Army Brigadier General
44	Traveler's Rest	Traveler's Rest More images	January 29, 1964 (#66000283)	Toccoa 34°36′33″N83°14′20″W / 34.60926°N 83.23878°W / 34.60926; -83.23878 (Traveler's Rest)	Stephens	Early tavern and inn, also a state historic site
45	Tupper-Barnett House	Tupper-Barnett House	November 7, 1973 (#72000411)	Washington 33°44′14″N82°44′28″W / 33.73730°N 82.74103°W / 33.73730; -82.74103 (Tupper-Barnett House)	Wilkes	Originally Federal style; converted to Neoclassical mansion
46	U.S. Post Office and Courthouse	U.S. Post Office and Courthouse More images	July 21, 2015 (#74000681)	Atlanta 33°45′23″N84°23′25″W / 33.75644°N 84.39027°W / 33.75644; -84.39027 (U.S. Post Office and Courthouse)	Fulton	Neo-Renaissance building, now home to Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, was where many key civil rights cases were first heard and decided.
47	George Walton House	George Walton House More images	December 21, 1981 (#76000646)	Augusta 33°28′26″N81°58′47″W / 33.47376°N 81.97979°W / 33.47376; -81.97979 (George Walton House)	Richmond	Also known as Meadow Garden, this was a home of George Walton, the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence, also a governor and senator
48	Warm Springs Historic District	Warm Springs Historic District More images	January 16, 1980 (#74000694)	Warm Springs 32°52′51″N84°41′07″W / 32.880833°N 84.685278°W / 32.880833; -84.685278 (Warm Springs Historic District)	Meriwether	Includes Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Little White House and the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation
49	Thomas E. Watson House	Thomas E. Watson House	May 11, 1976 (#76002144)	Thomson 33°28′15″N82°30′43″W / 33.470948°N 82.512078°W / 33.470948; -82.512078 (Thomas E. Watson House)	McDuffie	Also called Hickory Hill; home of Populist Party co-founder and Vice Presidential candidate Thomas E. Watson.
50	Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home	Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home More images	October 6, 2008 (#79000746)	Augusta 33°28′18″N81°57′55″W / 33.4716667°N 81.965278°W / 33.4716667; -81.965278 (Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home)	Richmond	Home of Woodrow Wilson 1860-72.

Historic areas administered by the National Park Service

National Historic Sites, National Historical Parks, National Monuments, and certain other areas listed in the National Park system are historic landmarks of national importance. There are eight of these in Georgia. The National Park Service lists these eight together with the NHLs in the state, ^[5] The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site is also an NHL and is listed above. The remaining seven are:

	Landmark name	Image	Date established [6]	Location	County	Description
1	Andersonville National Historic Site		October 16, 1970	Andersonville 32°11′41″N84°07′44″W / 32.19469°N 84.12895°W / 32.19469; -84.12895 (Andersonville National Historic Site)	Macon	Prisoner-of-war camp during the American Civil War
2	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park		August 19, 1890	34°56′24″N85°15′36″W / 34.94000°N 85.26000°W / 34.94000; -85.26000 (Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park)	Catoosa, Dade, & Walker Counties	Shared with Tennessee. Site of two major battles during the American Civil War
3	Fort Frederica National Monument		May 26, 1936	St. Simons Island 31°13′26″N81°23′36″W / 31.22389°N 81.39333°W / 31.22389; -81.39333 (Fort Frederica National Monument)	Glynn	18th century fort built by James Oglethorpe to protect the British colony of Georgia
4	Fort Pulaski National Monument		October 15, 1924	Cockspur Island 32°1′38″N80°53′25″W / 32.02722°N 80.89028°W / 32.02722; -80.89028 (Fort Pulaski National Monument)	Chatham	19th century fort used during the American Civil War
5	Jimmy Carter National Historic Site		December 23, 1987	Plains 32°02′02″N84°24′00″W / 32.03389°N 84.40000°W / 32.03389; -84.40000 (Jimmy Carter National Historic Site)	Sumter	Preserves various locations important to the life of former Georgia governor and United States President Jimmy Carter
6	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park		February 8, 1917	Kennesaw 33°58′59″N84°34′41″W / 33.98306°N 84.57806°W / 33.98306; -84.57806 (Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park)	Cobb	Battleground during the American Civil War
7	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park		June 14, 1934	Macon 32°50′12″N83°36′30″W / 32.83667°N 83.60833°W / 32.83667; -83.60833 (Ocmulgee National Monument)	Bibb	Preserves earthworks associated with Mississippian Native Americans, as well as other archaeological evidence

See also

• Historic preservation
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Georgia
• History of Georgia (U.S. state)
• List of National Natural Landmarks in Georgia

References

1. National Park Service. "National Historic Landmarks Program: Questions and Answers" . Retrieved September 21, 2007.
2. "List of NHLs by State". National Park Service. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
3. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
4. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
5. These are listed on p.111 of "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State"
6. National Park Service: National Park System Birthdays ; retrieved April 2, 2017.

External links

• "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State--Georgia (47)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 18, 2007.
• National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service