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Key-Carnes-Brown House (201 S.Main Street)
The house was built in the early 1850's or 1860's, and underwent extensive renovation in
1990 to replace the first and second story porches which were removed in the 1920's.
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Burnside-Lyle House (166 S.Main Street)
Erected in 1870, this is the third home built at this location by the Burnside family. The
previous two were destroyed by fire. Five Burnsides are buried in the family plot behind
the house. On Kilpatrick's raid in 1864 a citizen was killed here by a cannon ball fired
from the north end of Main Street near the Warren House. Private. |
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Hynds-Blalock-Henry House (162 S.Main
Street) The main structure of this house appears as it did in 1880, although the second
story, sun rooms, and porches are additions. Private. |
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Waldrop-Brown-Edwards House (158 S.Main
Street) Narrow boards indicate the newer half of this house, rebuilt after the Battle of
Jonesboro. The older portion was built prior to 1864. Private. |
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Crockett-Blalock House (Wachovia Bank 154
S.Main Street) This restored house has a new life in the community. The original portion,
built before 1879, is the two ring wing to the left of the rear entrance. The larger front
porch of the house was added in 1879 by Mr.John Crockett. Mr.George Blalock added the
screen porch on the north side and the sun porch on the south (now the drive-through bank) |
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Stately Oaks (100 Carriage Lane at Jodeco
Road) Built in 1839 by Whitmell Allen, the house originally stood four miles north of
Jonesboro on 404 acres. During the civil was it was a landmark for both Northern and
Southern troops, and Yankee soldiers camped in the fields around the house during the
Battle of Jonesboro. The Greek Revival style house is surrounded by outbuildings,
including its original log kitchen, Juddy's Country Store and the Bethel School House.
Open daily for tours and special events. Call for information and brochures. (770)-473-0197. |
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1898 Courthouse (121 S.McDonough Street)
This building, barely visible above the 1962 additions, houses the old town clock.
Margaret Mitchell visited this courthouse to research local records during the writing of Gone
With the Wind. The monuments at the front door of the 1962 addition commemorate
Military Chaplains and specifically Father Emiel Bliemel of the Confederate Army, who was
killed during the Battle of Jonesboro while giving last rites to Col.Grace of Alabama. |
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1869 Courthouse/Masonic Lodge From 1858
until the first County Courthouse was completed on this site in 1861, Clayton County Court
met in the Masonic Hall, which stood near #1 at Main and Mill Streets. The Masons sold
half this lot to the county for the 1861 Courthouse, and after it was burned by
Kilpatrick's Raid in 1864, County Court again met in the Masonic Hall until the
"new" courthouse was built on the old stone foundations. In use until 1898, when
#31 was built, this structure serves today as the hall of the Jonesboro Lodge No.87, Free
and Accepted Masons. |