West Darien Historic District


West Darien Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

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Location	Bounded by 8th St., US 17, Darien River, and Cathead Creek, Darien, Georgia
Nearest city	Darien, Georgia
Coordinates	31°22′22″N 81°26′13″W / 31.37278°N 81.43694°W / 31.37278; -81.43694Coordinates: 31°22′22″N 81°26′13″W / 31.37278°N 81.43694°W / 31.37278; -81.43694
Area	94 acres (38 ha)
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference #	01000975^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 17, 2001

The West Darien Historic District is a historic district in Darien, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on September 17, 2001.

History

Darien was founded in 1736 about 1 mile from Fort King George, which was built in 1721. Darien was directly protected by Fort Darien, built in 1736. The current streets were laid out in a 1806 plan. The town was mostly destroyed in 1863 when it was burned by Union troops. Rebuilding the town started on the east side, followed by the west side. The east side of historic Darien is in the NRHP Vernon Square-Columbus Square Historic District. As of 2001, only one antebellum structure remained; otherwise the oldest buildings are from 1870-1910. The district includes 143 contributing buildings and eight contributing sites.^[2]

Archaeology

The district contains a number of archaeological sites that were the subject of two studies in 1978 and 1983 as part of construction projects. These studies yielded both prehistoric and antebellum artifacts.^[2]

Photos

Contributing buildings
Building at Broad and Screven
House at 3rd and Clark
St. John Baptist Church
Tabby ruins near the Darien River
First Presbyterian Church, built in 1876
Historical marker

References

↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Gretchen B. Kinnard; et al. (July 18, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: West Darien Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-08-14. 37 Photos (1997)

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