{"nrhp_refnum":"80001137","name":"Building at 1617 Third Avenue","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1617 Third Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Muscogee County","state":"GA","lat":32.477042554000036,"lon":-84.98915083299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-09-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Victorian shotgun cottage at 1617 3rd Avenue in the uptown area of Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, built around 1889 as a private dwelling.","why_significant":"The house is significant for local history because it was occupied soon after construction by common laborers working in local railroads and foundries. It is significant architecturally as an example of housing favored by lower to middle income black workers in Columbus. Its economical, conservative design was given a touch of gingerbread to follow popular styles.","narrative":"Built around 1889, this one-story shotgun cottage at 1617 3rd Avenue sits in the uptown area of Columbus, Georgia, among homes of similar type. It has a rectangular plan, a hipped roof, a central chimney, weatherboard frame walls and a brick pier foundation. A porch runs the length of the front facade, with chamfered columns and gingerbread brackets. The facade has three bays: a single-leaf entrance with a transom and two four-over-four double-hung windows. The house appears on Sanborn maps of 1889 and 1895. City directories show early residents who worked for the Central of Georgia Railroad, a foundry and machine works, and other railroad jobs. It was listed for its local history, because it housed common laborers shortly after it was built, and for its architecture, which reflects the housing tastes of lower to middle income black workers in Columbus. Its builder kept costs low while adding a bit of decorative gingerbread.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian Shotgun Cottage","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in fair condition and used as residential rental property.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.933348-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001137.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"04000669","name":"High Uptown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/high-uptown-historic-district-04000669/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206404","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_at_1617_Third_Avenue","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85749441"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/muscogee-county/building-at-1617-third-avenue-80001137/"}