The Metcalfe Historic District in
Metcalfe, Georgia
Metcalfe is a small village in southwestern Georgia, United States. The WCTV Tower, the tallest structure in Georgia, is located near Metcalfe. The lumberyard closed in 2023 and is located on the main highway. There are two churches located in Me ...
is a
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains historic building, older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal p ...
which included 35
contributing buildings
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic dist ...
when it was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1978.
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Principal historic resources include:
*the railroad depot
*Baptist church
*Rushin-Willett House (1890)
*Crenshaw-Thomas House (c. 1890)
*Home Cotton Gin (c. 1900).][ With .]
References
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
Victorian architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
Queen Anne architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
Buildings and structures completed in 1925
National Register of Historic Places in Thomas County, Georgia
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