Phase One Historic Resources Survey Final Report: City of Washington, Georgia

Executive Summary: "The City of Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia (City), a certified local government (CLG), was awarded a 2018 Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grant by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Historic Preservation Division (HPD) for a Phase One Historic Resources Survey. The 2018 Phase One survey area includes historic resources located within and to the north of the locally designated Washington Historic District. The historic resources of Washington were previously surveyed in 1977 and 1998. The historic resources identified in the 1998 survey were subsequently entered into the DNR's Georgia's Natural, Archaeological, and Historic Resources Geographic Information System (GNAHRGIS) web-based GIS database. Therefore, many of the resources within the 2018 Phase One survey boundary had been previously surveyed and were resurveyed as part of this Phase One survey. The Phase One Historic Resources Survey documented 333 resources constructed through 1978 located within the project boundary. This Historic Resources Survey Report describes and analyzes that documentation. A table of resources surveyed is located in Appendix A. The surveyed resources and project boundary are identified on the Phase One Historic Resources Survey Map in Appendix B. This survey report includes recommendations regarding potential National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility of surveyed resources. However, these recommendations are made with the following disclaimer: 'It should be noted that this historic resource survey report does not in any way change the City of Washington's existing individual property or historic district listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Any amendments to existing listings and/or the nomination of additional properties or districts, including those recommended herein, must be made through the National Register of Historic Places process according to 36 CFR 60, as amended.' Recommendations for historic properties within the survey area that may be potentially eligible for local designation and/or inclusion in the NRHP are discussed in VII: Recommendations for Future Preservation Activities. Any potentially eligible historic properties will need further research and documentation for nomination to the NRHP." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior (grant number P18AF00065).

Phase One Historic Resources Survey Final Report: City of Washington, Georgia

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