Travelers Rest (Toccoa, Georgia)

Traveler's Rest
HABS photo, 1934
Travelers Rest (Toccoa, Georgia) is located in Georgia
Travelers Rest (Toccoa, Georgia)
Travelers Rest (Toccoa, Georgia) is located in the United States
Travelers Rest (Toccoa, Georgia)
Nearest cityToccoa, Georgia
Coordinates34°36′33″N 83°14′20″W / 34.60926°N 83.23878°W / 34.60926; -83.23878
Area4 acres (1.6 ha) (size of landmarked area)
Built1816
NRHP reference No.66000283
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLJanuary 29, 1964[2]

Travelers Rest State Historic Site is a state-run historic site near Toccoa, Georgia, United States.[3] Its centerpiece is Traveler's Rest, an early tavern and inn. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on January 29, 1964, for its architecture as a well-preserved 19th-century tavern, and for its role in the early settlement of northeastern Georgia by European Americans.[2][4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Traveler's Rest (Georgia)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
  3. ^ "Historic Traveler's Rest". GeorgiaInfo: an Online Georgia Almanac. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Blanche Higgins Schroer (1978) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Traveller's Rest / Jarrett Manor, National Park Service and Accompanying three images, exterior, from 1968 and c. 1960