Pine Bloom Plantation

The Pine Bloom Plantation, also known as Pinebloom Plantation, is a historic site in Newton, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 1990. It is located on Tarva Road and County Route 122, 3/4 of a mile south of the Baker County, Georgia/ Dougherty County, Georgia line in Baker County. The site includes Greek Revival architecture, is associated with Gov. Alfred Holt Colquitt, and dates to about 1850.[1][2] The plantation was purchased by the late billionaire John M. Harbert of Birmingham, Alabama in 1981. It is still owned by members of the Harbert family.

Pine Bloom Plantation
Nearest cityNewton, Georgia
Coordinates31.40467°N 84.32934°W / 31.40467; -84.32934
Area2,000 acres (8.1 km2)
Built1850
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.90000105[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 9, 1990

The property included two contributing buildings and 16 non-contributing buildings and structures, including a modern skeet range. The main plantation house is a one-story raised wood-frame U-shaped building with Greek Revival detailing built in about 1850. It has a columned front portico and a hipped roof.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Ante Bellum Tour". Marietta Journal. Marietta, Georgia. June 3, 1970. p. 39. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  3. Debra A. Curtis (December 11, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pine Bloom Plantation / Pinebloom Plantation". National Park Service. Retrieved August 16, 2017. With 16 photos (see photo captions pages 26-27 in text document).
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