Milledgeville is a city in and the county seat of Baldwin County, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1803 along the Oconee River, it served as the state capital of Georgia from 1804 to 1868, including during the American Civil War. The city's layout—modeled after the grid plans of Savannah, Georgia, and Washington, D.C.—reflects Milledgeville's intended role as a seat of government. During its years as the capital, Milledgeville quickly became a hub of political activity and cotton-based commerce before facing significant economic changes after the capital was relocated to Atlanta in 1868.
Southeast
Milledgeville
Baldwin County, GA
Population
17,021
Walk Score
74 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$840
Median home value
$161,200
Founded
1804
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Milledgeville Historic District · listed 1972
Notable landmarks
- Andalusia · listed 1980
- Andalusia Farm
- Andalusia Farm
- Atkinson Hall, Georgia College · listed 1972
- Barrowville · listed 1978
- Boykin, Maj. Francis, House · listed 1978
- Central Building, State Lunatic Asylum · listed 1978
- Devereux-Coleman House · listed 1993
- Fort-Hammond-Willis House · listed 2003
- Fowler Apartments · listed 1997
- Old Governor's Mansion · listed 1970
- Old State Capitol · listed 1970
- Rockwell, Samuel, House · listed 1978
- Roe-Harper House · listed 1986
- Rose Hill · listed 2017
- Rutherford, John, House · listed 1978
- Shinholser-Medlin Mound Site
- Storehouse, State Lunatic Asylum · listed 1978
- Thalian Hall · listed 1978
- Woodville · listed 1979
- Zattau, Dr. Charles and Louise, House · listed 2012
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