National Register of Historic Places Program
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archeological resources.
| Property Name | The Georgia Post Building |
| Reference Number | 13000214 |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Crawford |
| Town | Knoxville |
| Street Address | 100 Georgia Highway 42 South, Knoxville, GA |
| Multiple Property Submission Name | N/A |
| Status | Listed 05/01/2013 |
| Areas of Significance | Architecture, Communications |
| Link to full file | https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/13000214.pdf |
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| The Georgia Post Building is eligible for listing in the National Register at the local level of significance under Criterion A in the area of communications for its association with the publication of The Georgia Post newspaper. As a small-town and county-seat newspaper, The Georgia Post served Crawford County and the towns of Knoxville and Roberta as well as the surrounding rural areas as a source of local news, society happenings, and legal ads. The Georgia Post Building is significant under Criterion C in the area of architecture as an excellent and intact example of a small-town newspaper office. The building retains a high degree of integrity and retains its exterior and interior character-defining features, including exterior and interior materials and floorplan. |
Properties are listed in the National Register of Historic Places under four criteria: A, B, C, and D. For information on what these criterion are and how they are applied, please see our Bulletin on How to Apply the National Register Criteria
Last Updated: 06/13/2011 1900 hrs