Jonesboro Historic District (Jonesboro, Georgia)


Jonesboro Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	GA 54 and 3, Jonesboro, Georgia
Coordinates	33°31′26″N 84°21′15″W / 33.52389°N 84.35417°W / 33.52389; -84.35417Coordinates: 33°31′26″N 84°21′15″W / 33.52389°N 84.35417°W / 33.52389; -84.35417
Architect	Mansfield & Chapman
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Gothic
NRHP Reference #	72000381 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 20, 1972

Jonesboro Historic District in Jonesboro, Georgia is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1972.^[1]

Jonesboro was the setting of much of the 1936 novel Gone with the Wind; the fictional houses Tara and Twelve Oaks were placed near it, in Clayton County.^[2]

It includes Stately Oaks, also separately listed on the NRHP, which is believed to be the inspiration for Tara.^[2]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Joseph H. Moore (October 1, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic District, Jonesboro, Georgia" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 20, 2016. with 10 photos from 1970

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