Monticello High School (Monticello, Georgia)

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Monticello High School
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Location College St., Monticello, Georgia
Coordinates 33°18′25″N83°41′15″W / 33.30694°N 83.68750°W / 33.30694; -83.68750 Coordinates: 33°18′25″N83°41′15″W / 33.30694°N 83.68750°W / 33.30694; -83.68750
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1922
Architect Jordan,Henry Hunter
NRHP reference # 78000989 [1]
Added to NRHP December 14, 1978

Monticello High School, now known as Thomas Persons Hall, is a historic high school in Monticello, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 14, 1978. The school is located on College Street.

Monticello, Georgia City in Georgia, United States

Monticello is the largest city and the county seat of Jasper County, Georgia, United States. The city includes historic buildings such as the Jasper County Courthouse, Monticello High School and the Monticello Historic District. The population was 2,657 at the 2010 census. It is 56 miles (90 km) southeast of Atlanta.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

It is a T-shaped three-story building that was completed in 1922. It was designed by architect Henry Hunter Jordan. It was the first county-wide school in Jasper County. [2]

Jasper County, Georgia County in the United States

Jasper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,900. The county seat is Monticello.

See also

This is a list of properties and districts in Jasper County, Georgia that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway is a 29.0-mile-long (46.7 km) scenic route located in the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels through pine forests and hilly agricultural land in Jasper County. It includes sections of State Route 11 (SR 11) and SR 83 north from Monticello. The routes were used by Native Americans and evangelist Methodist circuit riders. The byway passes through the Monticello Historic District and travels past several buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.

Monticello Historic District (Monticello, Georgia)

Monticello Historic District is a historic district in Monticello, Georgia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 1997. It is generally bounded by College Street, Eatonton Street, Forsyth Street, Hillsboro Street, Washington Street, Funderburg Drive, and Madison Drive. It includes Monticello's town square area. Monticello purchased and renovated the Benton Supply Department Store (1903) for its City Hall and uses its sales room as Monticello's Visitor Center. Heritage tourism is promoted through membership in Georgia's Historic Heartland Travel Association and a historic preservation ordinance was passed in 1988 and is overseen by the Monticello Historic Preservation Commission. The central commercial area and neighboring residential areas include Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Second Empire, Colonial, Neoclassical, English Tudor, and Craftsman architecture.

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