List of National Historic Landmarks in Georgia (U.S. state)

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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]

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The state of Georgia is home to 50 of these landmarks, spanning a range of history.

Current NHLs

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The current NHLs are distributed across 24 of Georgia's 159 counties.

[2] Landmark nameImageDate designated [3] Location CountyDescription
1 Bellevue
Bellevue Bellevue (LaGrange, Georgia).JPG
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"
2 Stephen Vincent Benet House
Stephen Vincent Benet House Benet House with Christmas wreath (Augusta State University).jpg
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
3 Calhoun Mine
Calhoun Mine CalhounMine1972NPS.jpg
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
4 Carmichael House
Carmichael House Raines-Carmichael House, Macon, GA, US.jpg
Carmichael House
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
5 Central of Georgia Railroad Shops and Terminal
Central of Georgia Railroad Shops and Terminal GA Savannah Central of GA RR VC01.jpg
Central of Georgia Railroad Shops and Terminal
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
6 Chieftains
Chieftains Chieftains.jpg
Chieftains
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
7 College Hill
College Hill Harper House, Wrightsboro Road, Augusta vicinity (Richmond County, Georgia).jpg
College Hill
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
8 Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District
Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District Eagle and Phenix Mills, Front Street (1200-1300 Blocks), Columbus, Muscogee County, GA HAER GA,108-COLM,17-10.tif
Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District
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 Chatahoochee River; includes Columbus Iron Works
9 Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company Plant
Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company Plant Atlanta Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company Plant 2012 09 15 06 6270.JPG
Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company Plant
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.
10 Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory
Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory Dorchester Academy, GA, US (09).jpg
Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory
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
11 Etowah Mounds
Etowah Mounds USA-Georgia-Etowah Indian Mounds-Mound B.jpg
Etowah Mounds
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
12 Fort James Jackson
Fort James Jackson GA Savannah Fort Jackson02.jpg
Fort James Jackson
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
13 Fox Theatre
Fox Theatre Side and elevated view of Fabulous Fox Threater.JPG
Fox Theatre
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
14 Governor's Mansion
Governor's Mansion Georgia's Old Governor's Mansion.jpg
Governor's Mansion
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 1838–1868
15 Henry W. Grady House
Henry W. Grady House Taylor grady house.jpg
Henry W. Grady House
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"
16 Green-Meldrim House
Green-Meldrim House GA Savannah Green-Meldrim House02.jpg
Green-Meldrim House
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
17 Joel Chandler Harris House
Joel Chandler Harris House Wrens nest joel chandler harris home.JPG
Joel Chandler Harris House
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 1881–1908; editor and columnist of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper; most known as author of the "Uncle Remus" tales
18 Hay House
Hay House Hay House, Macon GA.jpg
Hay House
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
19 Herndon Home
Herndon Home Herndon Home July 2021 HDR.jpg
Herndon Home
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
20 Historic Augusta Canal and Industrial District
Historic Augusta Canal and Industrial District Augusta Canal (Augusta, Georgia).jpg
Historic Augusta Canal and Industrial District
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
21 Jekyll Island Historic District
Jekyll Island Historic District Jekyll Island Club 2.JPG
Jekyll Island Historic District
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
22 Martin Luther King Jr. Historic District
Martin Luther King Jr. Historic District The King Center (32574325827).jpg
Martin Luther King Jr. Historic District
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
23 Kolomoki Mounds
Kolomoki Mounds Kolomoki-temple-mound.jpg
Kolomoki Mounds
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
24 Lapham-Patterson House
Lapham-Patterson House Lapham-Patterson House, Thomasville, GA, US (04).jpg
Lapham-Patterson House
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
25 Liberty Hall
Liberty Hall Stephens Monument.JPG
Liberty Hall
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
26 Juliette Gordon Low Historic District
Juliette Gordon Low Historic District Andrew Low House.jpg
Juliette Gordon Low Historic District
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
27 New Echota
New Echota Council House, New Echota, GA July 2017.jpg
New Echota
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
28 Octagon House
Octagon House May's Folly, 527 First Avenue (Columbus, Georgia).jpg
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
29 Old Medical College
Old Medical College Old Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia..JPG
Old Medical College
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
30 Owens-Thomas House
Owens-Thomas House Owens-Thomas House, completed in 1819 in Savannah, Georgia LCCN2011633339.tif
Owens-Thomas House
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
31 Pine Mountain State Park
Pine Mountain State Park 18-35-262-FDR-statue.jpg
Pine Mountain State Park
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.
32 John Ross House
John Ross House JohnRossHouseRossvileGA2.jpg
John Ross House
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
33 St. Catherine's Island
St. Catherine's Island St. Catherine's Island Salt Marsh.jpg
St. Catherine's Island
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
34 Savannah Historic District
Savannah Historic District 114-124 West Taylor.jpg
Savannah Historic District
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
35 William Scarbrough House
William Scarbrough House William Scarbourgh house, Savannah, GA, US.jpg
William Scarbrough House
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
36 Springer Opera House
Springer Opera House Springer Opera House - Interior (Columbus, Georgia).jpg
Springer Opera House
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
37 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
38 State Capitol
State Capitol Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta, West view 20160716 1.jpg
State Capitol
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
39 Stone Hall, Atlanta University
Stone Hall, Atlanta University EAST FRONT, NORTH SIDE, LOOKING SOUTHWEST ACROSS MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE - Atlanta University, Stone Hall, Morris Brown College Campus, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA HABS GA,61-ATLA,10A-13 (CT) (cropped).tif
Stone Hall, Atlanta University
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
40 Sweet Auburn Historic District
Sweet Auburn Historic District Big Bethel AME Church, Atlanta, GA (33598219698).jpg
Sweet Auburn Historic District
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
41 Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences
Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences GA Savannah Telfair Acad01.jpg
Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences
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
42 Robert Toombs House
Robert Toombs House 18 03 075 toombs.jpg
Robert Toombs House
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
43 Traveler's Rest
Traveler's Rest Traveler's Rest, Toccoa.jpg
Traveler's Rest
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
44 Tupper-Barnett House
Tupper-Barnett House Bennett House, Robert Toombs Avenue (Wilkes County, Georgia).jpg
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
45 U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building, Atlanta, GA (46559092925).jpg
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
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.
46 George Walton House
George Walton House Meadow Garden, Augusta, GA, US.jpg
George Walton House
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
47 Warm Springs Historic District
Warm Springs Historic District 16 24 062 little white house.jpg
Warm Springs Historic District
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
48 Thomas E. Watson House
Thomas E. Watson House Hickory Hill 1.jpg
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.
49 Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home
Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home.JPG
Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home
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 that are highly protected already, often before the inauguration of the NHL program in 1960, and are then often not also named NHLs per se. There are eight of these in Georgia. The National Park Service lists these eight together with the NHLs in the state, [4] The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site is also an NHL and is listed above. The remaining seven are:

Landmark name
ImageDate established [5] LocationCountyDescription
1 Andersonville National Historic Site AndersonvilleMonuments.jpg 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
2 Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Chick chatta park.jpg August 19, 1890 Catoosa, Dade, & Walker Counties
34°56′24″N85°15′36″W / 34.94000°N 85.26000°W / 34.94000; -85.26000 (Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park)
(shared with Tennessee)
3 Fort Frederica National Monument FortFredMagazine.jpg 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
4 Fort Pulaski National Monument FtPulaskiFront.jpg 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
5 Jimmy Carter National Historic Site Jimmy Carter Boyhood Home, Old Plains Highway (Sumter County, Georgia).jpg 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
6 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Kennesaw mountain cannon01.jpg 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
7 Ocmulgee National Monument Macon Ocmulgee Earth Lodge.jpg 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
8 Andalusia Farm Andalusia (farmhouse); Milledgeville, Georgia; January 29, 2011.jpg February 24, 2022 Milledgeville
33°07′31″N83°16′04″W / 33.12526°N 83.26775°W / 33.12526; -83.26775
Baldwin Home of author Flannery O’Connor

See also

References

  1. National Park Service. "National Historic Landmarks Program: Questions and Answers" . Retrieved September 21, 2007.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. These are listed on p.111 of "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State"
  5. National Park Service: National Park System Birthdays ; retrieved April 2, 2017.