National Register of Historic Places

Colbert Historic District

Colbert, Madison County, Georgia
Listed
May 30, 1984
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
84001154

About this property

The Colbert Historic District, in Colbert, Georgia, is a historic district, 46 acres (19 ha) in size, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It included 43 contributing buildings. The district is roughly bounded by 4th and 5th Streets, 4th and 8th Avenues. Its NRHP nomination describes:Colbert is a good representative example of Georgia's small, turn-of-the-century, Piedmont-area railroad towns. Largely developed after the arrival of the railroad in 1892 but before the boll weevil ruined the area's cotton economy in the late 1920s, it featured a depot, hotel, downtown commercial buildings, a residential neighborhood, and outlying farms. The Colbert Historic District contains extant intact examples of all these locally important buildings, and it illustrates the way in which the community developed.

Location

Colbert, Madison County, Georgia
34.03637, -83.20968

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTCOMMERCETRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Colbert School
Industrial
0.4 mi
Comer Historic District
Listed
5.2 mi
Howard's Covered Bridge
Industrial
5.6 mi
Winterville Historic District
Listed
6.1 mi
Madison County Courthouse
Industrial
6.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Colbert Historic District listed on the National Register?

Colbert Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 30, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Colbert Historic District?

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

What is the period of significance for Colbert Historic District?

The period of significance for Colbert Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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