Baconton Commercial Historic District

The Baconton Commercial Historic District is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) historic district in Baconton, Georgia that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

Baconton Commercial Historic District
LocationE. Walton and E. Durham Sts., N. Railroad and S. Railroad Aves., and GA 3, Baconton
Coordinates31.375°N 84.161667°W / 31.375; -84.161667
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1900
Built byGlausier, Thomas Jefferson
MPSBaconton MRA
NRHP reference No.83003603[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1983

It then included 12 contributing buildings, which are mostly one-story brick commercial or warehouse buildings. The district also includes the Winchester Hotel, on E. Durham Street, which was built in the 1890s, enlarged after 1900, and operated into the 1930s. In 1983 it was a single family residence. Adjacent is the former home of the bookkeeper of the Jackson Supply Company.[2]

Major Robert J. Bacon, Sr., was the original landowner of the area.[2]

The district was one of three in Baconton listed on the National Register at the same time, as part of a review of all historic resources in Baconton, along with the George W. Jackson House.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Erick Montgomery and Richard Cloues (1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Baconton Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved March 24, 2017. With four photos from 1982.
  3. Erick Montgomery and Richard Cloues (October 10, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of Baconton, Mitchell Co., Georgia". National Park Service. Retrieved March 23, 2017.


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