Bibb City Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Bibb City Historic District

Bibb City, Muscogee County, Georgia
Listed
February 24, 2010
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
10000037

About this property

Bibb City was a city in west-central Georgia, United States. It had been the company town of the Bibb Manufacturing Company in Muscogee County, and had a population of 510 in its last official U.S. census (2000). The entire city area, consisting of historic Columbus Mill and the associated mill village owned by the company, is now part of the consolidated city-county of Columbus. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Bibb City Historic District. Bibb City was incorporated in 1909 as a city surrounding—and managed by—the Bibb Manufacturing Company, which operated a textile mill there.

Location

Bibb City, Muscogee County, Georgia
32.50144, -84.99318

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 10000037. It was listed on February 24, 2010.

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTCOMMERCEINDUSTRYLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Battle of Columbus GA — Girard Crossing (April 1865)
1865Civil War
2 mi
Rood Phase Fortifications
1300Pre-Columbian
2.7 mi
Columbus Georgia 1865
1865Civil War
2.8 mi
Destruction of Columbus Naval Works (April 1865)
1865Civil War
2.8 mi

Questions about this property

When was Bibb City Historic District listed on the National Register?

Bibb City Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 2010.

What type of historic resource is Bibb City Historic District?

Bibb City Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Bibb City Historic District?

The period of significance for Bibb City Historic District is recorded as the civil_war era.

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