HISTORIC RURAL CHURCHES OF GEORGIA by George Hart ( 9780820349350 )

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Title:

HISTORIC RURAL CHURCHES OF GEORGIA

By:

George Hart

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0820349356

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9780820349350

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Publisher:

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA PRESS

Pub. date:

30 July, 2016

Pages:

432

Language:

English, Multiple languages

Description:

Presents forty-seven early houses of worship from all areas of Georgia. Nearly three hundred stunning colour photographs capture the simple elegance of these sanctuaries and their surrounding grounds and cemeteries.

Synopsis:

Aspects of Georgia's unique history can only be told through its extant rural churches. As the Georgia backcountry rapidly expanded in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the churches erected on this newly parceled land became the center of community life. These early structures ranged from primitive outbuildings to those with more elaborate designs and were often constructed with local, hand-hewn materials to serve the residents who lived nearby. From these rural communities sprang the villages, towns, counties, and cities that informed the way Georgia was organized and governed and that continue to influence the way we live today. Historic Rural Churches of Georgia presents forty-seven early houses of worship from all areas of the state. Nearly three hundred stunning color photographs capture the simple elegance of these sanctuaries and their surrounding grounds and cemeteries. Of the historic churches that have survived, many are now in various states of distress and neglect and require restoration to ensure that they will continue to stand.This book is a project of the Historic Rural Churches of Georgia organization, whose mission is the preservation of historic rural churches across the state and the documentation of their history since their founding. If proper care is taken, these endangered and important landmarks can continue to represent the state's earliest examples of rural sacred architecture and the communities and traditions they housed.

Illustrations:

286 colour and 18 black & white photographs

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University of Georgia Press

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