National Register of Historic Places

Fort Gaines Historic District

Fort Gaines, Clay County, Georgia
Listed
May 16, 1984
Type
District
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
84000970

About this property

The Fort Gaines Historic District in Fort Gaines, Georgia, is a 300 acres (1.2 km2) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is roughly bounded by the Chattahoochee River, GA 37, GA 39, College, Commerce and Jefferson Streets. It includes Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Neo-Classical Revival architecture., It includes the Clay County Courthouse. The NRHP nomination stated:Fort Gaines is a good intact example of a frontier Georgia town planned and developed in the nineteenth century for a combination of military, political, and commercial purposes. It is historically significant in the areas of exploration and settlement, military history, community planning and development, architecture, landscape architecture, commerce, industry, transportation, politics and government, and historic archaeology.

Location

Fort Gaines, Clay County, Georgia
31.60944, -85.04975

Categories

INDUSTRYCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURECOMMERCEMILITARYEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTLAWARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Dill House
Industrial
0.2 mi
Clay County Courthouse
Industrial
0.3 mi
Fort Gaines Cemetery Site
Early Republic
0.5 mi
Toney-Standley House
Industrial
7.7 mi
Kolomoki Mounds
Listed
12.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Fort Gaines Historic District listed on the National Register?

Fort Gaines Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 16, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Fort Gaines Historic District?

Fort Gaines Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fort Gaines Historic District?

The period of significance for Fort Gaines Historic District is recorded as the early_republic era.

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