Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society Historic Marker Order Form
(please print and mail to address listed below)
Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society offers historic markers for sale to owners of qualified historic buildings. The markers, as shown below, are composed of metal plate with a wrought iron frame and post. The signs take approximately 2-3 weeks for production.
Eligible Properties
The home or structure must be at least fifty years old and should retain its historic integrity.
It should be listed in the National Register of Historic Places, either as a contributing property to a National Register District, or it should be individually eligible for the National Register.
Ordering Requirements
Print out and complete this form.
Submit a photograph of the structure.
Payment of $400.00 for Landmark members or $445.00 for nonmembers should be included. (This includes a one year membership to Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society).
Submit application, documentation and payment to:
Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society
145 Denmead Street
Marietta, Georgia 30060
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NAME(S) ON SIGN*:
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DATE ON SIGN*:
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*See documentation information below for guidance.
Historic Marker Documentation
The applicant for a historic marker should include the documentation indicated below about their historic building. This documentation is necessary to determine a historically accurate name and date to be placed on the historic marker. It also provides an opportunity for the building owner to learn more about their historic resource.
The following information should be included with an application for a historic sign:
Historic marker applicants should include with their order form all past and present deeds for their property. Researching the purchase/sale of the historic structure from present time back to its origin provides a date of construction (or approximate date of construction), and the names of former owners.
The date of construction is determined by the date of the original deed, or by the first deed that indicates a structure on the property. (A structure is indicated when the deed includes the words “appurtenances” or “building”).
The names of the former owners of the structure are indicated by the buyer’s and seller’s (grantee and grantor) names on the deeds. These are used to determine the building name placed on the historic marker, which is developed by the present owner and approved by Cobb Landmarks.
Deed documents for Cobb County resources are available at the Cobb County Courthouse in Marietta. The deed room is located at 10 East Park Square, which is the mirrored building on the east side of the square at the corner of Roswell Street. A “how to” form developed by Cobb County is available in the deed room for assistance with deed research.
The historic marker application requires one exterior photograph of the historic resource. However, applicants are encouraged to provide additional photos with their application. Additional photographs can include historic photographs, photographs of interior spaces and interior historic elements, and additional exterior photographs.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps are detailed city plans showing the location of individual buildings in a community, as well as their use, construction material, number of stories and other details. The maps were published starting in the 1870’s and were used by insurance agents to assess risk and determine premiums. Today they serve as an invaluable research tool.
Sanborn Maps for Marietta are located in the Georgia Room of the Cobb County Central Library. The library is located at 266 Roswell Street, Marietta, at the corner of Roswell Street and Alexander Street near the square. The library also contains a limited amount of maps for Austell and Acworth.
HISTORIC MARKER APPLICANT CHECKLIST:
Completed historic marker order form
All property deeds, past and present
Photograph(s)
Sanborn Maps (optional)
Payment to Cobb Landmarks