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Jonesboro Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Clayton County Courthouse
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Location	GA 54 and 3, Jonesboro, Georgia
Coordinates	33°31′26″N 84°21′15″W / 33.52389°N 84.35417°W / 33.52389; -84.35417
Architect	Mansfield & Chapman
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Gothic
NRHP reference No.	72000381
Added to NRHP	January 20, 1972

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.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ Joseph H. Moore (October 1, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic District, Jonesboro, Georgia". National Park Service. Retrieved August 20, 2016. with 10 photos from 1970

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• Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Gothic Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Geography of Clayton County, Georgia
• National Register of Historic Places in Clayton County, Georgia
• Georgia (U.S. state) Registered Historic Place stubs