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Washington is the county seat of Wilkes County, Georgia, United States. [4] Under its original name, Heard's Fort, it was for a brief time during the American Revolutionary War the Georgia state capital. It is noteworthy as the place where the Confederacy voted to dissolve itself, effectively ending the American Civil War.
Washington-Wilkes Historical Museum, also known as the Washington Historical Museum, is a historical building in Washington, Georgia. The home was built ca. 1835 by Albert Gallatin Semmes on land owned by American Revolutionary War hero Micajah Williamson. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 1970. It is ...
Washington: A National Historic Landmark and a Georgia state historic site 22: Tupper-Barnett House: Tupper-Barnett House: April 11, 1972 : 101 W. Robert Toombs Ave. Washington: National Historic Landmark: 23: Washington Commercial Historic District
The museum is operated by the city of Washington, Georgia. The site is considered notable and historical by the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) because the main manor house it is a rare example of the Greek Revival architecture used as a plantation house, and is an example of classicism in Reconstruction-era Georgia. [2]
The Robert Toombs House State Historic Site is a historic property located at 216 East Robert Toombs Avenue in Washington, Georgia.It was the home of Robert Toombs (1810–85), a U.S. representative and U.S. senator from Georgia who originally opposed Southern secession but later became a Confederate Cabinet official and then a Confederate general during the American Civil War.
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,988. [1] [2] The county seat is Sandersville. [3] The county was established on February 25, 1784. It was named for Revolutionary War general and President of the United States George Washington. [4]
The Wilkes County Courthouse is a historic government building and clock tower located in the city of Washington, Georgia, the seat of Wilkes County. [2] The latest in a series of courthouses in the county's history, the current building was completed in 1904 and since that date has been the official home of Wilkes County's Superior Court, and the base of the county's government.
The Tupper-Barnett House (also known as Bennett House or Barnett Tupper McRae House) is a historic house located at 101 US 78B in Washington, Georgia.Built as a high-end Federal style residence, it was augmented about 1860 with one of the nation's finest examples of a full peristyle Greek Revival colonnade.