National Register of Historic Places

Douglasville Commercial Historic District

Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia
Listed
July 23, 1989
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
89000850

About this property

The Douglasville Commercial Historic District in Douglasville, Georgia is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The listed area is 14 acres (5.7 ha), and consisted of four-and-a-half blocks of buildings along the south side of Broad St. facing north towards the railroad, between Adair St. and Club Drive, plus some buildings on the back sides of those blocks facing south onto Church St., plus some on the cross streets in between these blocks. In 1989 the area included 35 contributing buildings, a contributing structure, a contributing site, and a contributing object. Broad St. is now also known as Veterans Memorial Highway and as U.S. Route 78. It comprises the historic commercial area of Douglasville. It includes the modern Douglas County Courthouse and the historic courthouse square with historic landscaping, a 1914 Civil War monument, and a World War II monument. The courthouse square is the oldest resource. The district includes the historic railroad right-of-way across Broad Street through this downtown district. The oldest buildings were built in the 1880s. the former Gulf Oil Company service station, in Tudor Revival, from 1920s Masonic Lodge (c.1924) (see photo #13), at northeast corner of Church & Price Sts. The district was deemed significant as a typical Georgia railroad town's downtown commercial area.

Location

Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia
33.75115, -84.74828

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTCOMMERCETRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Douglas County Courthouse
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Nearby Battles

Kilpatrick's Raid — Red Oak Station (August 1864)
1864Civil War
12.6 mi
Battle of Dallas (New Hope Church area)
1864Civil War
12.8 mi

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When was Douglasville Commercial Historic District listed on the National Register?

Douglasville Commercial Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 23, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Douglasville Commercial Historic District?

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

What is the period of significance for Douglasville Commercial Historic District?

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

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