{"nrhp_refnum":"09000153","name":"Waynesboro Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Walker St., 12th St., Waters St., Corker Row, 4th St., and Jones Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waynesboro","county":"Burke County","state":"GA","lat":33.09169167750005,"lon":-82.0191379454462,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-03-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large historic district of about 435 acres covering the commercial, industrial and residential core of Waynesboro, the county seat of Burke County, Georgia. It is built on a town plan established in 1783 and includes four previously listed properties.","why_significant":"The district keeps its 1783 county-seat town plan and a wide range of buildings dating from the 1830s to the 1950s. It includes a courthouse square, commercial storefronts, railroad-related agricultural warehouses, and residential neighborhoods. The nomination also notes significant African-American churches and schools in the northwest portion and a high degree of overall integrity.","narrative":"Waynesboro Historic District covers roughly 435 acres of the county seat of Burke County, Georgia, about 25 miles south of Augusta. Its street grid follows a town plan authorized in 1783, with wide main streets and uniform rectangular lots still largely intact. The 1857 courthouse sits on one of the original public squares, surrounded by one- and two-story brick storefronts. East of downtown, warehouses and grain bins grew up along the railroad that arrived around 1856 to serve agricultural processing. Most of the district, roughly 70 to 75 percent of its properties, is residential, with larger homes along Liberty Street, Myrick Street and Jones Avenue and modest houses on the outskirts. Styles range from Greek Revival to Craftsman, with Craftsman the most common. The northwest area holds many African-American churches and schools. The district counts 486 contributing resources and incorporates four earlier listings, including the courthouse and the commercial historic district.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Tudor Revival, Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival, Commercial Style, Bungalow/Craftsman, Moderne, and various vernacular house types","criteria":[],"status_note":"Current uses include dwellings, commercial businesses, city hall, government offices, courthouse, post office, schools, churches, a cemetery, and a park. The district is described as having a high degree of integrity.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:42.879051-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/09000153.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000153/cd21d72dc9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000153/cd21d72dc9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Blastoids","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waynesboro_Historic_District_2.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Blastoids</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waynesboro_Historic_District_2.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207183","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waynesboro_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7976808"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/burke-county/waynesboro-historic-district-09000153/"}