The Warthen Historic District is a

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

in Warthen, Georgia which was listed on the

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in 1997. The listing included 39

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and 2 contributing sites. It includes the junction of

Georgia State Route 15 State Route 15 (SR 15) is a state highway that travels south-to-north across the entire length of the U.S. state of Georgia, east of its centerline. This route is part of a multi two-state route 15 that begins at Florida and ends at G ...

Georgia State Route 102 State Route 102 (SR 102) is a state highway in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway travels from Warthen northeast through Mitchell, east through Gibson, southeast to Avera, and arcing east to Wrens. Route ...

, Warthen St., Old Sadersville-Sparta and Walker Dairy Roads. It includes Greek Revival, Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival architecture. It includes the Warthen Jail, built c.1873, "significant as one of the oldest known jails and as one of the oldest intact buildings in Georgia. It is also significant for its log construction with hand-hewn logs." With

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National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Georgia Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Greek Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state) Queen Anne architecture in Georgia (U.S. state) Colonial Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state) Buildings and structures completed in 1783 {{GeorgiaUS-NRHP-stub