Pine Bloom Plantation facts for kids
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Pine Bloom Plantation
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 Location in Georgia (U.S. state)
Location in the United States
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| Nearest city | Newton, Georgia |
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| Area | 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000105 |
| Added to NRHP | February 9, 1990 |
The Pine Bloom Plantation, also known as Pinebloom Plantation, is a historic site in Newton, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 1990. It is located on Tarva Road and County Route 122, 3/4 of a mile south of the Baker County, Georgia/ Dougherty County, Georgia line in Baker County. The site includes Greek Revival architecture, is associated with Gov. Alfred Holt Colquitt, and dates to about 1850. The plantation was purchased by the late billionaire John M. Harbert of Birmingham, Alabama in 1981. It is still owned by members of the Harbert family.
The property included two contributing buildings and 16 non-contributing buildings and structures, including a modern skeet range. The main plantation house is a one-story raised wood-frame U-shaped building with Greek Revival detailing built in about 1850. It has a columned front portico and a hipped roof.
