{"nrhp_refnum":"03000676","name":"Howell Interlocking Historic District","other_names":["Howell Junction","Howell Yards"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly centered on Howell Interlocking at Marietta, W. Marietta Sts., Howell Mill Rd. and Lowery Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atlanta","county":"Fulton County","state":"GA","lat":33.78476160200006,"lon":-84.41453008772947,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-07-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce","Industry","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A district of industrial, commercial and warehouse buildings centered on Howell Interlocking, a triangular railroad junction about two and a half miles northwest of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, along Marietta and West Marietta streets. Buildings date from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.","why_significant":"The district is described as the largest intact concentration of historic industrial and commercial buildings along the Marietta Street rail corridor and among the largest in Atlanta. It includes four large industrial complexes, among them the E. Van Winkle Gin and Machine Works, the King Plow Company and meat-packing plants, plus smaller commercial and warehouse buildings tied to the railroads. The criteria and period of significance are not legible in the excerpt provided.","narrative":"Howell Interlocking Historic District covers a dense rail-side corridor of factories, warehouses and commercial buildings northwest of downtown Atlanta. At its center is Howell Interlocking, a 20-acre triangular junction of four rail lines, once filled with spur tracks and freight cars and overlooked by a tall control tower. Around it stand four large industrial complexes: the E. Van Winkle Gin and Machine Works, begun in 1889; the King Plow Company; the White and Star Provision meat-packing plants; and the Puritan Chemical Company. The Ashby Street Car Barn and smaller commercial and warehouse buildings along Marietta Street, Brady Avenue and Howell Mill Road complete the district. Most buildings are brick, many with heavy timber interiors, and were built to be served by the railroads. The district was listed because it is the largest intact concentration of historic industrial and commercial buildings in this stretch of the Marietta Street corridor. Today many structures hold lofts, offices, studios and restaurants, though some are vacant.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"No Style; Late Victorian Romanesque; Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival; Commercial Style; International Style; Moderne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Current uses include residential lofts, businesses, restaurants, art studios, a theater, museum space, warehouses, work in progress and some vacant space. Many buildings are in good to fair condition.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:42.733465-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/03000676.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208226","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howell_Interlocking_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14686665"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fulton-county/howell-interlocking-historic-district-03000676/"}