National Register of Historic Places

Waynesboro Commercial Historic District

Waynesboro, Burke County, Georgia
Listed
June 9, 1993
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
93000496

About this property

The Waynesboro Commercial Historic District, in Waynesboro in Burke County, Georgia, is a 9-acre (3.6 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It then included 37 contributing buildings, two contributing structures (a water tower is one of them), and one contributing object, as well as 20 non-contributing buildings. Much of it consists of continuous rows of commercial storefronts along East 6th Street and north, in a historic commercial core area. There is also the courthouse and its annex on this side of the district, which stand separately. To the south, the historic commercial structures are independent buildings interspersed among historic houses, non-historic buildings, and parking lots, in a more transitional area. In the southeast part of the district there are brick and wooden warehouses and a small brick jail, and the one contributing object: a boulder with a historic bronze marker memorializing a visit of President George Washington. Further south is a neighborhood of historic single-family homes.

Location

Waynesboro, Burke County, Georgia
33.19181, -82.01679

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTCOMMERCEPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Waynesboro Historic District
Listed
6.9 mi
Hopeful Baptist Church
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6.9 mi
Burke County Courthouse
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7 mi
Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
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7 mi
Jones, John James, House
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7.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Waynesborough Georgia
1864Civil War
6.8 mi
Battle of Waynesboro
1864Civil War
7 mi
Battle of Waynesboro (Wheeler vs. Kilpatrick)
1864Civil War
7 mi
Action at Waynesboro (Sherman's March)
1864Civil War
7 mi

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When was Waynesboro Commercial Historic District listed on the National Register?

Waynesboro Commercial Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 9, 1993.

What type of historic resource is Waynesboro Commercial Historic District?

Waynesboro Commercial Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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