{"nrhp_refnum":"80001163","name":"Depot Business Buildings","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"519, 521 and 523 E. 12th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Muscogee County","state":"GA","lat":32.468775470000026,"lon":-84.98539828699995,"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 brick commercial building at 519, 521 and 523 East 12th Street in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, built around 1891. It contains three separate storefronts under a shared parapet.","why_significant":"It is a simple, functional example of Victorian Commercial architecture in Columbus. Unlike most turn-of-the-century business buildings, it has three storefront entrances tied together by a common parapet. Its location near the railroad terminal meant its businesses served railway passengers and crew.","narrative":"Three storefronts sit side by side at 519, 521 and 523 East 12th Street in Columbus, Georgia, forming a one-story brick commercial block built around 1891. City directories list the 521 address for the first time in 1891-92, and 523 appears in 1904. The westernmost storefront has an arched central entrance with a transom and sidelights, flanked by arched sash windows. The center unit has a single-leaf door and a one-over-one window, and the larger eastern unit has a recessed entrance between display windows. A corbelled brick cornice on the parapet runs the length of the building and unifies the three units. The building is a modest example of Victorian Commercial design, unusual for having several separate entrances under one roofline. Its position near the city railroad terminal shaped its use: early occupants included a grocery and saloon, a drug store, a fruit and confectionery shop, a barber and a poolroom, all serving people around the depot.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian-Commercial","criteria":[],"status_note":"Current use is listed as commercial building; condition is described as intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.889425-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001163.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206458","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134401660"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/muscogee-county/depot-business-buildings-80001163/"}