High Uptown Neighborhood, Second Avenue from 1523 to 1645, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Significance: The Columbus Historic District is approximately 166 acres of historic structures dating from 1828 to the late 1930s. This part of the city retains its original grid, wide tree lined streets, and some of the original brick streets. Not only is the area important as an example of early city planning, but it contains a large number of intact structures featuring many architectural styles and types as well as a type indigenous to Columbus.

Survey number: HABS GA-2313

Building/structure dates: ca. 1828- ca. 1930 Initial Construction

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000045

neighborhoods domestic life columbus ga high uptown neighborhood high uptown neighborhood second avenue columbus muscogee muscogee county georgia abbott fannie albrecht william albrecht ann marie alexander robert b alexander james w bedell leila bedell bill russell ford company a j butts chappell butts jesse b butts joseph o butts kate butts william butts jennie camp william camp george w chiple artie chipleq cherie churchill columbus power company columbus transportation company gail a d avino robert davis georgia department of transportation m gunby andrew hall historic american buildings survey william p hunt becky kermes masterbuilt manufacturing company virginia ethel mcgehee john dawson meiremore joseph n merry hettie pou joseph f pou lawrence rooney john c ruse alma swift edward w swift james a walton robert o walton williams tractor company george williams sallie williams clyde woodall william clyde woodall photo ultra high resolution high resolution manufacturing plants united states history library of congress national register of historic places

1930

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