Means Street Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Means Street Historic District

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
Listed
June 13, 2001
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
01000648

About this property

The Means Street Historic District in the Marietta Street Artery district of Atlanta consists of historic, mostly 19th and early 20th century warehouse and industrial buildings now converted to office space along one block of Means St. between Bankhead and Ponders Aves. Means Street was named for landowner Alexander Means and was plotted in 1869. Warehouses were built in this early industrial corridor, then known as Bellwood, along the railroad line. Mule-pulled trolleys brought workers starting in 1882, and these became electrified in 1894. The area is commonly referenced by rapper Playboi Carti. Allied Factory Lofts, 500 Means Street, originally built in the late 19th century by the Standard Oil Company to be used as a barrel making shop. Now lofts. Atlanta Spring Bed Company - Block Candy Company, 512 Means Street. Originally constructed to house a furniture manufacturing company. Later used as warehouse space, candy manufacturing company, and a textile salvage company. Now office space. Atlanta Buggy Company and Ware-Hatcher Bros. Furniture Company /The Carriage Works, 530 & 544 Means Street. Includes the remaining portion of the 1907 Ware-Hatcher building which was used for furniture manufacturing, and which took over the 1903 Atlanta Buggy Company building, which was originally a buggy factory. Now office space. Standard Oil Company Inc. of Kentucky, 535 Means Street, now the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center

Location

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
33.77388, -84.40442

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMERCEINDUSTRYCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Atlanta Buggy Company and Warehouse-Hatcher Bros. Furniture Company
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0.1 mi
Atlanta Spring and Bed Company-Block Candy Company
Industrial
0.1 mi
Davis, H.B., Building-Hotel Roxy
Industrial
0.1 mi
Southern Railway North Avenue Yards Historic District
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0.4 mi
English Avenue School
Industrial
0.5 mi

Nearby Battles

Siege of Atlanta – Hood's Sortie at Proctor's Creek
1864Civil War
1 mi
Battle of Atlanta (Bald Hill / Battle of July 22)
1864Civil War
1.7 mi
Atlanta Siege Operations
1864Civil War
2 mi

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When was Means Street Historic District listed on the National Register?

Means Street Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Means Street Historic District?

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

What is the period of significance for Means Street Historic District?

The period of significance for Means Street Historic District is recorded as the civil_war era.

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