National Register of Historic Places

High Uptown Historic District

Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia
Listed
July 6, 2004
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
04000669

About this property

The High Uptown Historic District, in Columbus, Georgia, is a 20 acres (8.1 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The listing included 39 contributing buildings and 18 non-contributing ones. The district is roughly bounded by 2nd and 3rd Avenues between Railroad and 13th Streets. House at 1628 3rd Avenue, (reported to be NRHP-listed in April 1979 but no longer or not ever NRHP-listed, has listing code "DR") Building at 1400 3rd Avenue, NRHP-listed in September 1980, Building at 1617 3rd Avenue, NRHP-listed in September 1980, Building at 1619 3rd Avenue, NRHP-listed in September 1980, Building at 1625 3rd Avenue (c.1889), Greek Revival cottage, NRHP-listed in September 1980, Walter Cargill House, NRHP-listed in September 1980, Garrett-Bullock House, NRHP-listed in September 1980, John Paul Illges House, NRHP-listed in September 1980, Methodist Tabernacle, NRHP-listed in September 1980, George Phillips House, NRHP-listed in September 1980, Sixteenth Street School, NRHP-listed in September 1980, Ernest Woodruff House, NRHP-listed in September 1980, Henry Lindsay Woodruff Second House, NRHP-listed in September 1980, Building at 1531 3rd Avenue, NRHP-listed in December 1980, Building at 1519 3rd Avenue, NRHP-listed in December 1980, William L. Cooke House, NRHP-listed in December 1980, Elisha P. Dismukes House, NRHP-listed in December 1980, Henry Lindsay Woodruff House, NRHP-listed in December 1980. The oldest buildings are the Illges House (c.1850) and the Rankin House (c.1860).

Location

Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia
32.47477, -84.98922

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Elisha P. Dismukes House
Industrial
0 mi
Building at 1519 3rd Avenue
Colonial
0 mi
Cooke, Wm. L., House
Industrial
0 mi
Building at 1531 3rd Avenue
Colonial
0.1 mi
Woodruff, Henry Lindsay, House
Industrial
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Columbus GA — Girard Crossing (April 1865)
1865Civil War
0.3 mi
Columbus Georgia 1865
1865Civil War
1 mi
Battle of Columbus, Georgia
1865Civil War
1 mi

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When was High Uptown Historic District listed on the National Register?

High Uptown Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 2004.

What type of historic resource is High Uptown Historic District?

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

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