Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
“The Old State Capitol is located in Milledgeville, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 1970.”
Wikipedia article Old State Capitol (Milledgeville, Georgia), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 23 National Register listings published here for Baldwin County · listed in 1970 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 275 fires within 5 miles of Old State Capitol between 1992 and 2020, burning about 679 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 12 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 160 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BALDWIN006 |
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BALDWIN007 |
| 6 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BALDWIN005 |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-BALDWIN-002 |
| 23 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BALDWIN009 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Old State Capitol: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midgeville Plant No. 1 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milledgeville, the town this property stands in, in 74 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 43 thunderstorm wind, 26 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 strong wind. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2005 | Heavy Rain | Milledgeville | 2 hurt, $25,000 | The Union Recorder of Milledgeville reported that torrential rainfall, associated with the outer spiral feeder bands of Dennis resulted in the collapse of the Fitness Plus Center. The force of the collapse also blew out the front windows of the building. Two employees of the center were injured during the incident. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Milledgeville | $1,200,000 | The Baldwin County 911 Center reported golf ball to baseball-sized hail in Milledgeville. The hail combined with wind gusts in excess of 60 mph caused extensive damage to property in the area. The public also observed golf ball-sized hail in the far southeast part of the county, approximately 11 miles southeast of Milledgeville. The hail caused damage to the roofs of many homes and hundreds of vehicles. The Baldwin County Emergency Management Director reported that the large hail damaged 31 county vehicles costing the county at least $55,000. In addition, the hail caused damage to several county buildings, including the 911 Center, the sheriff's office, and the fire station. The Emergency Management Director observed that the hail remained on the ground for at least two hours after the event. Radar supports that large hail of golf ball size or larger likely fell in a wide swath from northwest to southeast Baldwin county. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $250,000 | The public reported that thunderstorm winds caused considerable damage in the Milledgeville area. Several trailers were overturned, windows in homes were broken, and several vehicles were damaged along Deerwood Drive. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $250,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia along with information received from reports by the Baldwin County Emergency Management Director, the public, and the media, indicated that straight-line winds up to 80 mph affected the Milledgeville area. The worst damage occurred within in an area from 3.5 miles northwest of the city to 1.0 mile north of the city. Within this area, approximately 150 trees were down. Many power lines were also down as a result of fallen trees. Nearly the entire area was without power, some areas over a day. The majority of the damage occurred along Little Road northwest of Milledgeville where up to 100 trees were down and along North Jefferson Street, one mile north of downtown Milledgeville, where at least 50 trees were down. |
| June 2007 | Lightning | Milledgeville | $150,000 | The Baldwin County 911 Center reported that several structural fires were started within Milledgeville as a result of lightning strikes. In addition, two power lines were also down as a result of lightning strikes. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $50,000 | Several large trees and power lines were downed throughout the county by thunderstorm winds. Up to 3,000 residents and businesses lost power throughout Milledgeville, primarily on Lake Sinclair. Most of the fallen trees occurred along U.S. Highway 441 on the north side of Milledgville. A traffic light was blown off its cable on U.S. Highway 441 bypass, while portable advertising signs were overturned along the main street of Milledgeville. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $35,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $10,000 | The Baldwin county 911 center reported trees and power lines down. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $10,000 | Baldwin county 911 reported numerous trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm windsat many locations in northern Baldwin county. Some trees fell on houses and automobiles. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $5,000 | Public report and photo of a tree down on power lines with a transformer on fire downtown Milledgeville. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $5,000 | The Baldwin County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down in the Milledgeville area. A storm spotter observed that several trees limbs were down in the south central and southeast part of the county. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $5,000 | The Union Recorder of Milledgeville reported that several trees and power lines were down in the area. Several trees were down on roads and power lines. The public reported that thunderstorm winds blew down two large pine trees causing damage to a fence and destroying a new trampoline about six miles west-southwest of Milledgeville. Approximately 1500 people in the Milledgeville area were without power during the height of the storm. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $5,000 | The Baldwin County 911 Center reported that more than a dozen trees were blown down by thunderstorm downburst winds in the eastern part of the county, including Milledgeville. Most of the trees were blown down east of a line from Milledgeville to Coopers. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $5,000 | The Union Recorder of Milledgeville reported that a strong thunderstorm blew down several trees and caused damage to a boat in the far northern part of the county. Three large trees were blown down on at private residences in the Harbour Point area off Georgia Highway 212 in northwest Baldwin county on Lake Sinclair. A pontoon boat at one of these residences sustained minor damage when it was blown over. Three other large trees were down at the Saint Mary Baptist Church, also on Georgia Highway 212. Trees and some power lines were also down in the north central and northeast part of the county near the Baldwin County Airport and off Georgia Highway 22, also known as Sparta Highway. Damage was also reported in this area by the Baldwin County sheriff to a cooking shed when three large trees fell on and damaged the structure. Some hail was also reported in the area, but the exact size was not able to be determined. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $5,000 | The Baldwin county 911 center reported that several trees had been blown down and some power lines were down as well. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds knocked down a massive elm tree about 20 inches in diameter. A 60 foot tall flag pole at a car dealership was also was also knocked down and fell over a car and a truck causing some damage. |
| December 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and powerlines. There was also wind damage to a store and outbuilding. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $5,000 | Several power lines were downed along Georgia Highway 22 by thunderstorm winds. |
| February 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $5,000 | Several power lines blown down along Georgia Highway 49. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $5,000 | Several large trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $4,000 | The Baldwin County 911 Center reported that at least 10 trees were down in the far eastern part of the county, with some down on Georgia Highway 22 and 24. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $3,000 | The Baldwin county 911 center reported that a number of trees were blown down in the downtown area. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $3,000 | The Baldwin county Sheriff reported several trees were blown down on the south side of Milledgeville. Also, the local Milledgeville newspaper reported that a tree and two utility poles were knocked down on Georgia Highway 49. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $2,500 | The Milledgeville Fire Department reported numerous trees down near the Hardwick area. Power outages were reported as well. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $2,000 | The Baldwin County 911 Center reported that a number of trees and power lines were down in the area. |
| January 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $2,000 | The Baldwin County Emergency Management Director reported that three to four trees and one power line were down in the eastern portion of the county. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $2,000 | The Baldwin County 911 Center reported that a few trees were down scattered throughout the Milledgeville area. |
| September 2002 | Strong Wind | Milledgeville | $2,000 | The Union Recorder of Milledgeville reported that strong winds, essentially associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Isidore, blew an electrical pipe from the side of a home. The resultant sparking of the wires and the pipe against the wood siding of the house started a fire. The fire was put out in short order before much damage was done to the house. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $2,000 | The Baldwin county sheriff's office reported a few trees were knocked down in the northwest part of the county, causing power outages. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $2,000 | Numerous trees and tree limbs were knocked down by thunderstorm winds. Several power lines were also knocked down in the Eastern portion of Baldwin County. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $2,000 | Several trees were knocked down. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $1,000 | Em reports tree down in Millidgeville along ga441 and ga49. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $1,000 | Tree blocking portions of Pine Valley Rd. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $1,000 | Tree uprooted at West Greene Street and Wilkinson Street. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $1,000 | The Milledgeville Union Recorder reported that a large tree fell on the deck of a home and a utility pole was broken at a hotel in town. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $1,000 | Baldwin county 911 reported trees and power lines down. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $1,000 | Milledgeville 911 reported a large tree and a power line were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $500 | The Baldwin County Emergency Management Director reported that two large pine trees were snapped in half along U.S. Highway 441. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $500 | Thunderstorm winds knocked trees down and hail smaller than dime-size was also reported. |
| December 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $500 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a large propane gas tank and knocked down tree limbs, which snapped power lines along Colony Farm Road and Mt. Pleasant Church Road off Georgia Highway 243. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $200 | Baldwin county 911 reported a few trees down. |
| January 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | $50 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees across Georgia Highway 24. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | - | Report of multiple trees and powerlines down just north of Milledgeville. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | - | Multiple trees down in city of Milledgeville. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milledgeville | - | Report of 10 power lines and 20 trees down across Milledgeville. |
| February 2020 | Flash Flood | Milledgeville | - | The Emergency Manager reported water over the roadway at the intersection of South Warren Street and Underwood Road, and Vinson Highway and South Wayne Street. Radar estimates indicate that 2 to 3 inches of rain occurred, falling on already wet soils and resulting in flash flooding. |
| February 2020 | Flash Flood | Milledgeville | - | The Emergency Manager reported that water was covering the Barrows Ferry Road bridge due to high water through Tobler Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 5 inches of rain occurred, falling on already wet soils, resulting in flash flooding. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Milledgeville | - | Hail of penny-size or larger fell across much of Baldwin county in a swath from north to south as a supercell thunderstorm tracked across the county. A storm spotter observed quarter-sized hail between Scottsboro area and the Washington county line. The public observed nickel-sized hail in Scottsboro, and the Baldwin County 911 Center observed penny-sized hail in Milledgeville. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Milledgeville | - | The public observed penny-sized hail in extreme northeast Baldwin county, near the Hancock county line. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Milledgeville | - | The public observed penny to nickel-sized hail in northern Baldwin county. |
| January 2006 | Hail | Milledgeville | - | The Baldwin County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Milledgeville | - | The public reported penny-sized hail. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Milledgeville | - | The public reported nickel-sized hail. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Milledgeville | - | Personnel at the Baldwin County Airport reported penny-sized hail. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Milledgeville | - | The public reported penny-sized hail. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Milledgeville | - | The Baldwin county 911 center reported penny-sized hail. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Milledgeville | - | The Milledgeville police reported dime size hail. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Milledgeville | - | The Baldwin county 911 center received reports of dime size hail. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Milledgeville | - | The public reported dime size hail. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Milledgeville | - | A skywarn spotter reported dime size hail. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Milledgeville Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1972 |
 | Old Governor's Mansion | 0.4 miles | 1970 |
 | Atkinson Hall, Georgia College | 0.4 miles | 1972 |
 | Fowler Apartments | 0.5 miles | 1997 |
 | Rose Hill | 1.2 miles | 2017 |
| Barrowville | 1.4 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 70000195 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Baldwin County | All 23 listed properties in this county. |
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