National Register of Historic Places

Gaskin Avenue Historic District

Douglas, Coffee County, Georgia
Listed
October 20, 1993
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
93001138

About this property

The Gaskin Avenue Historic District, in Douglas in Coffee County, Georgia, is a 200 acres (0.81 km2) historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It contained 250 contributing buildings and 135 non-contributing ones. It is roughly bounded by Madison Ave., Wilson St., Pearl Ave., Gordon St., McDonald Ave., the former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, and Coffee Ave. The district is mostly residential, including historic houses built from c.1890 into the 1940s. Several large Queen Anne-style houses are included. It also includes a Colonial Revival-style Catholic church, a one-story former hospital which in 1993 was in use by the Coffee County Board of Education, and a local women's clubhouse. The district includes significant landscape architecture as well.

Location

Douglas, Coffee County, Georgia
31.51237, -82.84461

Categories

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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When was Gaskin Avenue Historic District listed on the National Register?

Gaskin Avenue Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 20, 1993.

What type of historic resource is Gaskin Avenue Historic District?

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

What is the period of significance for Gaskin Avenue Historic District?

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