Waynesboro Historic District

The Waynesboro Historic District in Waynesboro, Georgia, is made up of 486 contributing buildings, sites and structures.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 2009.[1] The district is notable for its architecture and the roles it played in community planning and development, commerce, industry, politics/government and black ethnic heritage.[2] It includes the previously separately listed John James Jones House, Waynesboro Commercial Historic District and the Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, as well as the "carpenter Romanesque" Burke County Courthouse, which was part of the multiple property submission County Courthouses in Georgia. The district was the featured listing in the National Park Service's weekly list of April 3, 2009.[3]

Waynesboro
Waynesboro Historic District is located in Georgia
Waynesboro Historic District
Waynesboro Historic District is located in the United States
Waynesboro Historic District
LocationWaynesboro, Georgia
Coordinates33°05′28″N 82°01′00″W / 33.09111°N 82.01667°W / 33.09111; -82.01667
Areaapprox. 435 acres
NRHP reference No.09000153[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 25, 2009[1]
Burke County Courthouse - June 2019

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places". Weekly Listings. National Park Service. April 3, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Denise P. Messick (February 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Waynesboro Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 24, 2009. (63 pages, with 5 photos)