Pine Bloom Plantation Explained

Pine Bloom Plantation
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Nearest City:Newton, Georgia
Coordinates:31.4047°N -84.3293°W
Built:1850
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:February 9, 1990
Area:2000acres
Refnum:90000105

The Pine Bloom Plantation, also known as Pinebloom Plantation, is a historic site in Newton, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 1990. It is located on Tarva Road and County Route 122, 3/4 of a mile south of the Baker County, Georgia/ Dougherty County, Georgia line in Baker County. The site includes Greek Revival architecture, is associated with Gov. Alfred Holt Colquitt, and dates to about 1850.[1] The plantation was purchased by billionaire John M. Harbert of Birmingham, Alabama in 1981.

The property included two contributing buildings and 16 non-contributing buildings and structures, including a modern skeet range. The main plantation house is a one-story raised wood-frame U-shaped building with Greek Revival detailing built in about 1850. It has a columned front portico and a hipped roof.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Ante Bellum Tour . Marietta Journal . June 3, 1970 . December 18, 2014 . Marietta, Georgia . 39.
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=90000105}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pine Bloom Plantation / Pinebloom Plantation]. National Park Service. Debra A. Curtis . December 11, 1989 . August 16, 2017. With (see photo captions pages 26-27 in text document).