Jonesboro Historic District

GA 54 and 3, Jonesboro, Georgia. County/parish: Clayton.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 20, 1972. NRIS 72000381.

13 contributing buildings. 2 contributing sites. 1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • See Also:Stately Oaks

From Wikipedia:

Jonesboro Historic District (Jonesboro, Georgia)

Jonesboro Historic District in Jonesboro, Georgia is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1972.

Jonesboro was the setting of much of the 1936 novel Gone with the Wind; the fictional houses Tara and Twelve Oaks were placed near it, in Clayton County.

It includes Stately Oaks, also separately listed on the NRHP, which is believed to be the inspiration for Tara.

It includes the Clayton County Courthouse.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207538

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