Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places/NRIS information issues/Georgia

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Document and database issues

 * For Birdsville Plantation (ref num 71000280), in Jenkins County, Georgia near Millen, the original Birdsville National Register form, dated February 16, 1971, which justified the historic nature of the property, appears not available online at the National Park Service, as of April 21, 2017; only a short amendment updating the nomination to clarify that the acreage covered is 50 acres, dated November 6, 1973, is available ([ National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Birdsville Plantation (revision to original nomination)] with [ accompanying photos]). -- do  ncr  am  00:31, 22 April 2017 (UTC)


 * For Clay County Courthouse (Georgia), the photos document provided in Focus/NRIS is for a house in California, see what shows at https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/80000992, rather than of the courthouse. -- do ncr  am  06:52, 15 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Accompnanying photo for Walton County Courthouse (refnum 80001256): incorrectly stored at location for Walton County Courthouse (Monroe, Georgia) but depicts Wilkes County Courthouse (Washington, Georgia) instead.  Per the postcard, the property was site of the Heard Building, which was the site of the last meeting of the Confederate cabinet, which matches info in the Wilkes County Courthouse article. --Doncram (talk) 01:14, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

Property names

 * Woodlawn Commercial Historic District, Birmingham, AL. In the NRIS listing, "Commercial" is misspelled as "Comercial". doncram (talk) 04:59, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Dawson County Jail, listed 1985-09-13, HW 53, Dawsonville. NRIS mispells "Dawson County Jail" with "County" replaced by "Couty" instead.  Change to "County" doncram (talk) 06:50, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
 * John R. and Mary Bond Bond House? listed November 07, 1996, in Carnesville, GA. It appears name is wrong, should it be John R. and Mary Bond House?  Rather than "Bond Bond House"? doncram (talk) 09:33, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Butler Downtown Historic District, Butler, Georgia, is listed in NRIS as being "Butler Downtown Historic district", in which "district" should be capitalized "District". doncram (talk) 23:29, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Walter Hurt Cargill House is listed in NRIS as "Walter Hurt Cargill"; listed September 29, 1980, located at 1415 3rd Ave., Columbus, Georgia (NRIS coords 32.47278°N, -84.98944°W ).  It seems like the name of the property should be "Walter Hurt Cargill House" or "Building" or something more than the name of a person.  It is covered in a Columbus MRA document (not available for me to check now, as NRIS cover search system reports server error). doncram (talk) 09:46, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * The NRIS database does not include "house", though two different nomination forms do.
 * Chattahoochee County Jail in Cusseta, Georgia is misspelled "Chatahoochee". TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 07:55, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
 * John M. Ware Sr. is listed in NRIS. Presumably it is meant to be John M. Ware, Sr., House or John M. Ware Sr. House.  Near Corinth, Georgia, refnum = 80001090.  Also it may have been demolished. -- do  ncr  am  01:58, 26 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Sand Hills Historic District, in Augusta, Georgia, is miss-spelled in NRIS as "Sands Hill Historic District".


 * I thought maybe "Sand Hills Historic District" was a misspelling for Sands Hill Historic District aka Elizabethtown Historic District, listed 1997:  when search in Elkman infobox generator based on NRIS, searching for "Sand Hills Historic District" yields nothing.  However when search for "Elizabethtown Historic District" one gets message "National Register property not found! Found it by another name" and then an infobox for "Sands Hill Historic District" is provided. --Doncram (talk) 05:13, 8 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Hmm, the district is named with "Sands Hill" not "Sand Hills" in National Register of Historic Places listings in Richmond County, Georgia. --Doncram (talk) 05:18, 8 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I think the form says "Sand Hills" whereas the photos say "Sands Hill". Google searches show "Sand Hills", so that is probably right.  Google Maps also says "Sand Hills". Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 06:02, 8 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks User:Bubba73! I see the usage throughout the NRHP document is "Sand Hills", too, and I agree it should be "Sand Hills Historic District". I am moving the article. --Doncram (talk) 06:37, 8 November 2019 (UTC)


 * NRIS2013a mistakenly uses name "Thomas V. Butts House" for what is the "Thomas U. Butts House", home of Thomas Usher Butts. Apparent NRIS data entry error. --Doncram (talk) 14:26, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

Demolished but still listed

 * Gilmer County Courthouse, listed 1980-09-18, demolished in 2008. Courthouse Sq., Ellijay. Demolished in 2008.  Still listed on the National Register in 2009. doncram (talk) 09:50, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Savannah Pharmacy and Fonvielle Office Building, Savannah, Chatham County, refnum 13000023, was demolished ca. July 2014; see July 30, 2014 article in Savannah Morning News.
 * Goodall House (Macon, Georgia), 618 Orange Street. The fact that building is gone was noticed by editor User:Bubba73, who was preparing to visit it.  There is a park now where the building was located.  Based on Google maps / Google street view review, looking for a building as appears in photos accompanying NRHP nomination document.  The nom document includes a map which no longer matches up as streets have been realigned; the park was not there at date of map. -- do  ncr  am  19:40, 14 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Further info about its demolition now at Talk:Goodall House (Macon, Georgia) and in the Goodall House (Macon, Georgia) article. Thank you User:Krelnik for your attention to this. --Doncram (talk) 20:50, 5 November 2018 (UTC)


 * There are some others that I've noted in county listings, but I don't know all of them offhand. Two are in National Register of Historic Places listings in Jenkins County, Georgia.  I've been to where the hish school was - a foundation is still there.  Going by the satellite view, a church is gone but the graveyard is there.  Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 00:56, 23 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Millen High School, in Millen, Georgia, was listed in 2002 with reference number 02000842. With  (see photo captions pages 12-13 in text document).  However all three buildings in the historic school building complex have been demolished:
 * As of 2017, Google satellite view shows no buildings where the complex was located. Google Streetview dated May 2014, accessed April 22, 2017, shows an empty lot.
 * Debris from the demolition of the Old Primary School was burned in April 2011.
 * -- do ncr  am  17:15, 22 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Carswell Grove Baptist Church and Cemetery, in Jenkins County, Georgia near Perkins...the church was built in 1919 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.  With . The original church is no longer present, based upon satellite views of the site.  As of April 2017 Google satellite view, shows no building, at the location.  Google Streetview, with imagery captured October 2012 does show the building, as does Bing aeriel view, with both accessed April 21, 2017. -- do  ncr  am  17:15, 22 April 2017 (UTC)


 * I'm planning to go to both of those in late May. I was in Millen about a year ago and the school is gone but the foundation is still there.  I should have photographed it, but I didn't.  As far as the church, the cemetery is part of the NRHP, so I'll get it when I go up there.  Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 22:23, 22 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Solomon-Curd House (currently a redlink) was burned in 1977 per User:Krelnik at Talk:Goodall House (Macon, Georgia). --Doncram (talk)


 * Leroy Napier House (currently a redlink) was moved, per User:Krelnik at Talk:Goodall House (Macon, Georgia). I don't know if this effectively destroyed the NRHP-eligibility or not; if it still is valid as a historic place then a note below at address changes should be added. --Doncram (talk) 22:44, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
 * This one is a weird story that I am writing up for an article on the house. The house was slated to be demolished (I think the permit was even issued) in 2007 to build a new Central High School in Macon. The Historic Macon Foundation sold the building for $1 to the city of Morrow in Clayton County, which was putting together a tourist / shopping attraction called Olde Towne Morrow. Other historic houses were moved as well, none others on the NRHP though. But the attraction collapsed in less than a year, the town of Morrow lost over $10 million on the deal, and felony charges were filed against at least one official. I intend to attempt to take photos of the house in its new location, which is much closer to where I live. Apparently they spent over $1 million restoring the house but now that the site has been abandoned it is attracting vandalism and the like. An odd and sad story. --Krelnik (talk) 13:39, 6 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Weeks-Kimbrough House, on Washington Ave. on the south side of Talbotton, Georgia has apparently been lost.
 * A parcel map showing the oblong 3.80 acre lot upon which the Weeks-Kimbrough House was located is included in the NRHP document.

It appears that the house has been demolished or otherwise lost, however, because review of Talbot County tax assessor map information shows the same oblong 3.80 acre lot having no building upon it. It is Parcel ID 005 12255 L, which has no buildings or other improvements upon it.


 * --Doncram (talk) 03:49, 23 November 2019 (UTC)


 * William Terrell Homeplace, in Gwinnett County. (Or try Draft:William Terrell Homeplace).  House built in 1827, NRHP-listed in 1982, burned in fire 1987 (see Gwinnett Historical Society coverage of fire).  No remains appear to exist, anywhere within what is now Timber Gate neighborhood, per review in Bing Maps' "streetside" view. --Doncram (talk) 04:10, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

County location issue

 * There are 43 listings in DeKalb County, Georgia or Dekalb County, Georgia filed under "De Kalb" county, at least per the list-table generator. What is correct name for county, and/or does NRIS list this wrong, or perhaps worse with a mixture of county names? doncram (talk) 18:14, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I live here and I believe "DeKalb" is correct. --Krelnik (talk) 13:56, 6 November 2018 (UTC)

Town location issue

 * Westover, at 151 Meriwether Rd. NW, Milledgeville, GA. It is listed in NRIS as being in "Milledge", which Google maps and other sources do not recognize.  Google maps shows this address in Milledgeville.  Many other listings in same county show as Milledgeville in NRIS.  Change needed from Milledge to Milledgeville. doncram (talk) 03:14, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Etowah Valley District, listed June 30, 1975, Address Restricted, listed in NRIS as being in "Carterville" in Bartow County, Georgia. I think there is no such place;  i think this is a typo for Cartersville, Georgia, for which there are several NRHP listings. doncram (talk) 07:51, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Donehoo-Brannen House, listed July 07, 1995, at 332 Savannah Ave., Statesboro, Georgia, listed by NRIS as being in "Stateboro" when it should be "Statesboro" with an S. Many others shown correctly in Statesboro. doncram (talk) 15:45, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Baty School, listed November 07, 1996, GA 198, approximately .25 mi. N of jct. with GA 59, is listed in NRIS as being in "Carnrsville", a typo for Carnesville, Georgia, where a number of other NRHP sites are listed. doncram (talk) 09:04, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Jeff Davis County Courthouse, in Hazlehurst, Georgia, is listed in NRIS as being in "Hazelburst" instead. Note it is "leh" not "elb".  Another NRIS listing shows properly in Hazlehurst. doncram (talk) 22:38, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Seminole County Courthouse, listed September 18, 1980, Courthouse Sq., is listed in NRIS as being in "Donaldsonville" in Georgia; it is in Donalsonville, Georgia (with no second D) doncram (talk) 23:20, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Liberty County Jail, 302 S. Main St. 31.84583°N, -81.59667°W, listed in NRIS as being in "Hineville" when in fact it must be in Hinesville, Georgia, with an "S". Hinesville is the NRIS-given location of the Liberty County Courthouse and is a town;  Hineville is not. doncram (talk) 09:09, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Lincolnton Historic District, listed September 21, 1993. Roughly, along Washington, Peachtree, Goshen and Elm Sts., listed in "Lincoln" but there seems to be no town of that name, seems it should be Lincolnton, Georgia. doncram (talk) 09:16, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Seclusaval and Windsor Spring, listed October 11, 1988, Jct. of Windsor Spring and Tobacco Rds., listed in NRIS as being in "Hepzibah" in Georgia when correct town name is Hephzibah, Georgia, the town of another NRIS listing. The letter "h" needs to be added. doncram (talk) 00:14, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Montgomery County Courthouse (Georgia), Courthouse Sq., is listed in NRIS as being in "Mounty Vernon" while it should be Mount Vernon, Georgia with no "Y". doncram (talk) 06:02, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Warrenton Gymnasium-Auditorium, listed October 22, 2002, at 304 S. Gibson St., Warrenton, Georgia, in Warren County, is listed in NRIS as being in "Warrentown" rather than Warrenton, Georgia, need to drop a "W". Several other Warren County, NRHP listings show correctly in Warrenton. doncram (talk) 14:23, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Holmes County State Park, listed July 25, 1997, Between I-55 and MS 51. 1 mi. S of Durrant, is listed in NRIS in "Durrant", in Holmes County, Georgia. It is Durant, Georgia, with one R. doncram (talk) 17:05, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Bowdre-Rees-Knox House, listed January 19, 1979, "SW of Thomson on Old Wrightsboro Rd." in McDuffie County, Georgia, is listed in NRIS as being in or near "Thomas". The town is Thomson, Georgia.  There are several other NRIS listings showing in Thomson.  Mapquest shows the NRIS-coordinates for this being just north of Thomson. doncram (talk) 16:33, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Sweetwater Inn, listed May 02, 1985, Off GA 17 on Old Milledgeville Rd., Thomson, Georgia, in McDuffie County, Georgia, is listed in NRIS as being in "Thompson" when the town is Thomson, Georgia. There are several other NRIS listings showing in Thomson.  Mapquest shows the NRIS coordinates just south of Thomson. doncram (talk) 16:33, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Howard's Covered Bridge, listed July 1, 1975, located "3 mi. SE of Smithsonia on SR S2164 over Big Clouds Creek", is listed in NRIS as being in "Smithsonia", Georgia, in Oglethorpe County. It seems it should be "Smithonia", with no second S, in the town name and in the location description.  There is a Smithonia listed on the NRHP also in the county, not sure if that is a hamlet or a plantation.  Google maps show Smithonia at the intersection of Crawford-Smithonia Rd. and Smithonia Rd.  (Google also shows a Smithsonia within Macon, GA, in Bibb County which seems unrelated). doncram (talk) 18:43, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Langdale Historic District and Riverview Historic District are two NRHP-listed historic districts located along the Chattahoochee River which runs along the Alabama-Georgia border. The districts were both listed on November 12, 1999 and that are each listed in both Chambers County, Alabama and Harris County, Georgia.  The Georgia side is listed as being in the town of "Vicinity, GA" and ", GA", respectively.  There exists no place named Vicinity, Georgia.  What was perhaps meant is to say the Georgia portion is in the vicinity, but in Harris County, Georgia.  FYI, Langdale Historic District is described as "Roughly bounded by 65th St., 20th Ave., 61st, 58th, and 55th Sts., 16th Ave., and Chattahoochie R." and Riverview Historic District is described as "Roughly bounded by School and G.I. Sts., Chattahoochee R. and along California St."  NRIS-provided coords are 32.81194°N, -85.17028°W and 32.78722°N, -85.14583°W. doncram (talk) 15:37, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Fitzgerald Commercial Historic District in Ben Hill County is listed in the nonexistent community of "Ben Hill". Both the district name and the coordinates show it as being in Fitzgerald, Georgia.  Nyttend (talk) 02:39, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Johnstonville-Goggins Historic District in Lamar County is listed as being in "Johnstoneville"; GNIS and district name show it to be "Johnstonville". Nyttend (talk) 13:17, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Tanner's Mill in Hall County is listed as being in "Gainsville", not "Gainesville". Nyttend (talk) 13:26, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Stracham House Garage is listed as being in town of "Glynn" when there is no such place; it is on St. Simons Island which is in Glynn County, Georgia.  It may in fact be in city/town of St. Simons. -- do  ncr  am  05:52, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is on St. Simons Island. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 05:57, 15 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Greyfield (Camden County, Georgia) is listed as being in town of "Camden" when there is no such place; it is on Cumberland Island in Camden County, Georgia. -- do  ncr  am  05:52, 15 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Newtown Elementary School (or see Draft:Newtown Elementary School), is now located in the 2006-created city of Johns Creek, Georgia. Its listing earlier in 2006 recorded it as having nearest city Alpharetta, Georgia, instead;  needs to be updated.  It appears to be the only NRHP listing located within Johns Creek. --Doncram (talk) 09:49, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

Address issues

 * Notchaway Baptist Church and Cemetery in Baker County is listed at "Jct. of GA 91 amd GA 253" — need to change "amd" to "and". Nyttend (talk) 02:09, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Fort-Hammond-Willis House in Baldwin County is listed at "1760 Irwinton rd." — need to capitalise "rd." Nyttend (talk) 02:22, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Tindall Heights Historic District in Bibb County is listed as being "Roughly bounded by Broadway...tracks and Oglethorpe St" — need to add a period after "St" at the end of the location. Nyttend (talk) 02:31, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Gordonston Historic District in Chatham County is listed as being "Roughly bounded by Skidaway Rd., Goebel Ave., Gwinnett St., and Pennslyvania Ave." Need to change "Pennslyvania" to "Pennsylvania".  Nyttend (talk) 03:00, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * West Cloverhurst Avenue Historic District in Clarke County is listed as being "W. Cloverhurst Ave. vet. Springdale St. and S. Milledge Ave." — correct "vet" to "bet", i.e. "between". Nyttend (talk) 03:05, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * John Thomas Carnes Family Log House in Douglas County is listed at "Clinton Nature Preservem 8270 Ephesus Church Rd." — the "m" at the end of "Preserve" is plainly a typo for a comma; change to "...Preserve, 8270..." Nyttend (talk) 03:40, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Virginia-Highland Historic District in Fulton County is listed as being "Roughly bounded by Amsterdam Ave., Rosedale Rd., Ponce de Leon ave., and the Norfolk Southern Railroad" — need to capitalise "ave." after "Leon". Nyttend (talk) 05:52, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * North Tallapoosa Residential Historic District in Haralson County is listed as being "Roughly Centered on int. Bowden St. and Manning ST." — perhaps decapitalise "Centered", definitely change "ST." to "St.", and add "of" after "int." Nyttend (talk) 12:35, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Jefferson Historic District in Jackson County is listed as being "Roughly centered on the downtown central business district fo Jefferson extending to city limits to NW and SW" — change "fo" to "of". Nyttend (talk) 12:58, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Paoli Historic District in Madison County is listed as being at the "Jct. of Cty Rd. 334 amd Cty Rd. 331" — correct "amd" to "and". Nyttend (talk) 14:02, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Terrell-Sadler House in Putnam County is listed at "122 Harmony Rd/" — change the slash to a period. Nyttend (talk) 14:40, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * South Metter Residential Historic District. Per registration text and Google maps, change description to perhaps "Roughly bounded by Vertia, S. Kennedy, Hiawatha, and S. Leroy Streets".  NRIS description of "S. Kennedy, S. Roundtree, S. Lewis, and S. Leroy" is a list of the north-south streets upon which most of the properties apparently are located and does not define bounds.  A black-lined map of the district referenced in the registration text is not included in the PDF. -- do  ncr  am  01:18, 29 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Dawson Woman's Clubhouse in Dawson, Georgia, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, with listing address being 311 6th Ave., as appears in NRIS2013a and in the NRHP document linked from the article. However a 2012 photo of the building at the NRHP listing address of 311 6th Avenue in Dawson is not the clubhouse building, which is a log cabin.  Instead the building is now known as the Log Cabin Club House, and is located at 360 6th Avenue, NE, in Dawson.  No indication of having been moved.  Seems like original listing address was wrong, or the address numbering system was changed. --Doncram (talk) 23:01, 11 October 2018 (UTC)


 * That house is at the current 311 address, but the correct log house is at 360, probably due to renumbering. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 01:47, 12 October 2018 (UTC)


 * User:Bubba73 has since photographed the building, and added to the article that "As of 2018, it had been moved to the southwest corner of 7th Avenue and Stonewall Street." Which, per Google maps, is a different location than 360 6th Avenue address still asserted to be current by this source.  So it seems like it has been moved twice? --Doncram (talk) 22:51, 5 November 2018 (UTC)


 * I got email back from the local historical society. They think the 311 vs. 360 on 6th Avenue was a typographical error.  The building was moved to the corner of 7th and Stonewall in October 2017.  Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 18:04, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

Architect name issues

 * Conyers Residential Historic District in Conyers, Georgia: The NRIS listing gives one architect name as "Reid, Neil";  the correct name is "Reid, Neel".  See Neel Reed. --doncram (talk) 17:54, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Elam-Camp House, in Gordon, Georgia. NRIS gives architect/builder as "Robert McMillian";  the correct spelling per NRHP nomination is "Robert McMillan", of the McMillan Brick Company. -- do  ncr  am  13:24, 17 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Crawford W. Brazell House in Vidalia, Georgia gives "Ivey P. Cruthfield" as architect/builder, following the NRHP nomination document with .  But the NRHP nomination document is wrong, it is Ivey P. Crutchfield as listed in NRIS and as documented in several other NRHP nomination documents for other places. -- do  ncr  am  23:54, 19 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Seminole County Courthouse (Georgia), Courthouse Sq. Donaldsonville, GA, has architect listed in NRIS2013a as "Chase,William J."; it was designed by William J.J. Chase.  Several other NRHP-listed buildings by Chase all have "J.J." middle initials, not just a single "J.". --Doncram (talk) 23:34, 22 April 2019 (UTC)

Contributing buildings

 * Northwest Marietta Historic District in Marietta, Georgia, according to NRIS, has 12 contributing buildings, but it is a huge (230 acre) district (i.e. more than 1/3 of a square mile) in the city with hundreds of buildings. See  with . -- do  ncr  am  21:24, 13 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Similarly, the Fletcherville Historic District is a 38 acre historic district with many contributing buildings, but NRIS reports it includes three contributing buildings. Perhaps this is a completely mistaken reading of the following sentence in the NRHP nomination: "Two modern church complexes, the Harper School, and a scattering of non-historic houses constitute the non-contributing structures."  See  and its . -- do  ncr  am  16:59, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Area

 * Fletcherville Historic District has area of 38 acre according to its NRHP nomination, but is entered in NRIS as having 30 acres. Replace "30" by "38" to fix.  See  and its . -- do  ncr  am  16:59, 29 April 2017 (UTC)