Category Archives: –BARROW COUNTY GA–

J. H. Jackson House, 1906, Winder

Athens-Candler-Church Street Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

Perry-Smith-Brookshire-Jennings House, 1902, Winder

The original owner of this transitional Victorian was J. H. Perry.

Athes-Candler-Church Street Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

W. B. Matthews House, 1918, Winder

This Mediterranean Revival house is also known as the Matthews-Lynch House.

Athens-Candler-Church Street Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

Hall-and-Parlor Cottage, 1912, Winder

Athens-Candler-Church Street Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

Perry-Ferguson-Wise House, 1887, Winder

Built by William Perry, this house was originally sided in brick that has been covered with wood or asbestos. It also featured Ionic columns that have since been encased with wood and now appear square.

Athens-Candler-Church Street Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

Jim Griffeth House, 1919, Winder

Athens-Candler-Church Street Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

Jackson-Johns House, 1902, Winder

This house was built as a private residence but soon became a “day hotel” for businessmen working downtown. It’s used as a real estate office today.

Athens-Candler-Church Street Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

Hillman Jackson House, Circa 1890, Winder

This unusual Neoclassical Revival house features high-pitched dormers, reminiscent of the Gothic Revival; it’s one of the most recognizable houses in Winder and is home to the Magnolia Place restaurant today.

Athens-Candler-Church Street Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

Old Barrow County Jail, 1915, Winder

The old Barrow County Jail has served as the Barrow County Museum since 1993. The “citadel sytle” was a common form for Georgia jails in the early 20th century.

Downtown Winder Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

Barrow County Courthouse, 1920, Winder

J. J. Baldwin designed the Barrow County Courthouse in the most typical fashion for Georgia courthouses of the era: Neoclassical with a clock tower. While the county has long since outgrown the facility, it is still home to multiple government offices.

National Register of Historic Places