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Jefferson Historic District

  • Vicinity: Roughly centered on the downtown central business district fo Jefferson extending to city limits to NW and SW
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
E Scott Ethridge Architect
1806/00/00
1842/00/00
1842/03/30 Crawford Williamson Long Physician Dr Crawford W Long use ether for surgical anesthesia while removing a tumor from the neck of a patient, James M Venable. Crawford W Long Museum can be found at 28 College St, Jefferson GA. Modern Anesthesia
1870/00/00 Joseph Jacobs Work Joseph Jacobs studies under Dr Crawford W Long, the discovered the use of ether as an anesthetic. Crawford W Long Museum can be found at 28 College St, Jefferson GA.
1879/00/00

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Particulars for Jefferson Historic District:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Historic Use Cemetery
Area of Significance Commerce
Area of Significance Community Planning and Development
Criminal Justice Correctional Facility
Area of Significance Engineering
Owner Federal
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Industry
Area of Significance Landscape Architecture
Architectural Style Late Victorian
Historic Use Meeting hall
Architectural Style Mid 19th century revival
Area of Significance Politics-government
Owner Private
Historic Use Professional
Historic Use Religious Property
Historic Use School
Historic Use Single dwelling
Area of Significance Transportation



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 26th March 2003

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Jefferson Historic District
Registry Address: Roughly centered on the downtown central business district fo Jefferson extending to city limits to NW and SW
Registry Number: 03000137
Resource Type: District
Owner: Private, Local, Federal
Architect: Ethridge, E. Scott; et.al.
Architectural Style: Mid 19th century revival, Late victorian
Area in Acres: 316
Contributing Buildings: 181
Non-Contributing Buildings: 98
Contributing Sites: 2
Contributing Structures: 2
Non-Contributing Structures: 1
Contributing Objects: 2
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning and Development, Engineering, Industry, Landscape architecture, Politics-government, Transportation
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration: Significance of less than fifty years
Significant Year: 1806, 1842, 1879
Historic Function: Domestic, Social, Government, Education, Religion, Commerce, Trade, Funerary
Historic Sub-Function: School, Religious structure, Meeting hall, Correctional facility, Single dwelling, Cemetery, Professional
Current Function: Domestic, Commerce, Trade, Funerary, Recreation and Culture, Government, Education, Religion
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling Professional Courthouse School Religious structure Cemetery Monument, Marker

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