National Register of Historic Places

South Metter Residential Historic District

Metter, Candler County, Georgia
Listed
March 15, 1988
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
87001429

About this property

The South Metter Residential Historic District is a 67 acres (27 ha) historic district in Metter, Georgia that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The district is roughly bounded by Vertia St. on the north, S. Leroy St. on the east, Hiawatha St. on the south, and S. Kennedy St. on the west. It is intersected by north-south Roundtree and Lewis Streets and by east-west Pine and Neal Streets. It included 77 contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and two contributing sites, as well as 21 non-contributing buildings and 10 non-contributing sites. It is level land which James Terrell Trapnell subdivided in 1899 into a grid pattern of rectangular blocks. Most houses date from the late 1890s to 1940 and are of three major architectural styles: "Victorian Eclectic" from 1890s to 1910s, Craftsman/Bungalow from 1910s through 1930s, and English Tudor cottage style from the 1920s and 1930s.

Location

Metter, Candler County, Georgia
32.39324, -82.06182

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Metter High School
Industrial
0.2 mi
Candler County Courthouse
Industrial
0.3 mi
Metter Downtown Historic District
Listed
0.3 mi
Candler County Jail
Industrial
0.6 mi
Upper Lott's Creek Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery
Industrial
8.5 mi

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When was South Metter Residential Historic District listed on the National Register?

South Metter Residential Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 15, 1988.

What type of historic resource is South Metter Residential Historic District?

South Metter Residential Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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