Old Clinton Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Old Clinton Historic District

Clinton, Jones County, Georgia
Listed
September 11, 1974
Type
District
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
74000690

About this property

The Old Clinton Historic District, also known as Old Clinton, is a 290 acres (1.2 km2) historic district in Clinton, Georgia which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It then included 11 contributing buildings and it included Georgian Revival architecture. Glower-Gaultney House (c.1816-19), on Madison Street, a two-story frame house (see photo #14 with NRHP nomination) Parrish-Hutchings-Johnson, on Madison Street, a two-story frame house which once served as a boardinghouse Mitchell-Smith-Bowen-Blair House (during 1810s), also known as the Judge Bowen House. It includes the old courthouse square, site of former two-story brick Jones County Courthouse (1818), which was demolished in the 1920s or 1930s.

Location

Clinton, Jones County, Georgia
32.99830, -83.56046

Categories

EDUCATIONPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURERELIGIONSOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Jones County High School
Industrial
1.4 mi
Jones County Courthouse
Industrial
1.7 mi
League, Joseph and Mary Jane, House
Industrial
4.9 mi
James, Lemuel and Mary House
Industrial
5.4 mi
Cabiness-Hunt House
Listed
6.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Griswoldville
1864Civil War
3.9 mi
Griswoldville Georgia
1864Civil War
5.2 mi
Battle of Griswoldville (Georgia)
1864Civil War
8.1 mi

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When was Old Clinton Historic District listed on the National Register?

Old Clinton Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Old Clinton Historic District?

Old Clinton Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Old Clinton Historic District?

The period of significance for Old Clinton Historic District is recorded as the early_republic era.

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