Antebellum Architecture

Antebellum Architecture (HMURJ)

Location: Madison, GA 30650 Morgan County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 35.633', W 83° 28.183'

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As the county gained more plantations, Madison attracted nearby planters desiring to shop, socialize, learn, and worship. Some planters also built in-town homes. Antebellum architecture reflected the shift from the early yeoman farmer society to a slave-based plantation economy, dominated by a handful of planters whose grand homes spoke of their status.

Antebellum architecture also marked the community's growing prosperity as well as an interest in the newly fashionable Greek Revival architecture. Stylish homes were added and older homes updated throughout the city environs, building a reputation of a progressive and cultured town.

The Johnston-Jones-Manley House (c.1811) acquired its later Greek Revival fa?ade during the 1840-1850s and was moved 200 feet to face S. Main Street in 1908, thus allowing the construction of the Methodist Church (1914). In 1977, a Manley heir donated the home to the Morgan County Historical Society, Inc., who manages it as a heritage tourism site-Heritage Hall, a house museum with period furnishings.
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HM NumberHMURJ
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Year Placed2011
Placed ByCity of Madison, Madison BiCentennial Commission 1809-2009
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Date Added Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 5:06pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 270819 N 3719862
Decimal Degrees33.59388333, -83.46971667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 35.633', W 83° 28.183'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 35' 37.98" N, 83° 28' 10.98" W
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Area Code(s)706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 328 S Main St, Madison GA 30650, US
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