McDonough Historic District explained

McDonough Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Location:Centered on Griffin St. and Keys Ferry St., McDonough, Georgia
Coordinates:33.447°N -84.1473°W
Architect:Andrew J. Bryan, others
Architecture:Late Victorian, Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements
Added:November 19, 2007
Area:200acres
Refnum:07001201

The McDonough Historic District, in McDonough, Georgia, is a 200-acre (81 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. It is centered on Griffin St. and Keys Ferry St. and has buildings dating back to 1823. The district includes 187 contributing buildings, one contributing structure, one contributing site, and a contributing object, as well as 71 non-contributing buildings.[1]

The district includes most of historic McDonough, including the separately NRHP-listed Henry County Courthouse and the courthouse square.[1]

Specifically it includes:

ResourcePhotoDatesLocationNotes
Welcome Center5 Griffin St.
33.4476°N -84.1474°W
Former gas station which currently houses the McDonough Welcome Center Main Street Program and the McDonough Hospitality and Tourism, Inc. office
Henry County Courthouse1895-97 built33.4479°N -84.1467°WRomanesque Revival courthouse designed by Golucke & Stewart.[2]
Confederate Memorial1910 builtCourthouse square
33.4474°N -84.1468°W
The statue of Col. Charles T. Zachry on the McDonough Square was taken down July 28, 2020
Brown House71 Macon St.
33.4456°N -84.1467°W
House expanded in 1883 to current two-story size, then serving as Brown House Hotel[3]
First Baptist Church of McDonough1903-04 built101 Macon St
33.4451°N -84.1467°W
Gothic Revival brick church with bell tower, lancet windows, castellation
Palace Theatre
(now Clay Plaza building)
19122 Macon St., on courthouse square
33.4476°N -84.1462°W
Built as a one-story brick building in 1912. Served as a movie theater by 1918; expanded in size by 1930
Globe Hotel1827 built
1985 NRHP-listed
20 Jonesboro St.
33.4475°N -84.1481°W
Separately NRHP-listed
Commercial storefronts18 Macon St.
33.4472°N -84.1463°W
Brick-faced commercial buildings on courthouse square.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=07001201}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: McDonough Historic District ]. National Park Service. Steven Moffson . William Blankenship . September 24, 2007 . March 31, 2018. With . Mentions five sketch maps, not included in online documents.
  2. http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/courthouses/henryCH.htm Henry County Courthouse
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=91000908}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Brown House]. National Park Service. Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. . June 6, 1991 . April 2, 2018. With .