National Historic Landmark · historic house museum · Washington, Georgia

Toombs, Robert, House

United States historic place in Washington, Georgia. Built 1972. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1972Listed 1972Federal architecture
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What it is

Wikipedia · Robert Toombs House State Historic Site

The Robert Toombs House State Historic Site is a historic property located at 216 East Robert Toombs Avenue in Washington, Georgia. It was the home of Robert Toombs (1810–85), a U.S. representative and U.S. senator from Georgia who originally opposed Southern secession but later became a Confederate Cabinet official and then a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Operated as a state historic site, the 19th-century period historic house museum features exhibits about the life of Toombs. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address216 E. Robert Toombs Ave., Washington, GA
CountyWilkes County
ListedApr 11, 1972
Reference number72000410
Built1972
Type of placehistoric house museum
StyleFederal architecture, Greek Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address216 E. Robert Toombs Ave., Washington, GA
Websitegastateparks.org/RobertToombsHouse ↗
Coordinates33.73652, -82.73384 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitNinety Six National Historic Site · 50 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyGill Point 16 mi · Amity Recreation Area 16 mi · Winfield 19 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72000410. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.