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Brahe House
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National Register of Historic Places

Brahe House

On the National Register since 197353 years
Sand Hills CottageListed 1973Augusta
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About Brahe House

Brahe House, at 456 Telfair St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 11, 1973. It was among the first 11 of Augusta’s 51 listings, with two others the same day. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the local level. It describes its style as Sand Hills Cottage, as it does for 1 other Georgia listings. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHouse in Augusta, Georgia, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 25 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

456 Telfair St., Augusta · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Brahe HouseStart here
  2. 2Old Richmond County CourthouseFederal · next door
  3. 3Gertrude Herbert Art InstituteFederal · Built 1818 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Academy of Richmond CountyTudor · Built 1802 · next door
  5. 5Old Medical College BuildingGreek Revival · next door
Around it

12 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BEngine Company Number OneItalianate · Built 18920.2 miDPinched Gut Historic DistrictFederal0.3 miBFirst Presbyterian Church of AugustaRomanesque Revival0.3 mi★Woodrow Wilson Boyhood HomeClassical Revival0.3 miBJoseph Rucker Lamar Boyhood HomeLate Victorian0.3 miBChurch of the Most Holy TrinityRomanesque Revival0.4 miDAugusta Downtown Historic DistrictFederal0.4 miBUnited States Post Office and CourthouseRenaissance Revival0.5 miBFirst Baptist Church of AugustaBeaux-Arts0.5 miDGreene Street Historic DistrictModern0.5 miBLamar BuildingBuilt 19180.5 miBSt. Paul's Episcopal ChurchBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Brahe House

Is Brahe House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 11, 1973 (Register number 73000640).

Is Brahe House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Georgia has 51 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Old Medical College Building, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Brahe House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Brahe House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 25 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 93209349 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.