{"nrhp_refnum":"80001226","name":"Broad Street Historic District","other_names":["See Also:Lamar Southern Finance Building"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Broad St. between 5th and 13th Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Augusta","county":"Richmond County","state":"GA","lat":33.475059767500056,"lon":-81.96651056426097,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-04-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic commercial district covering the downtown center of Augusta, Georgia, along Broad Street between Fifth and Thirteenth streets, with short extensions along Eighth, Sixth and Ellis streets. Its buildings date from the 1820s through the 1930s.","why_significant":"The provided text gives only the physical description and not the Statement of Significance. The description shows the district as Augusta's historic commercial center, with many types and styles of commercial architecture from the 1820s to the 1930s. Most buildings date from the turn of the century, and two early-twentieth-century skyscrapers are included.","narrative":"Broad Street is the historic commercial spine of downtown Augusta, Georgia, and this district covers the street from Fifth to Thirteenth streets, with short side extensions along Eighth, Sixth and Ellis streets. Its buildings are mostly one to several stories, built of brick, stone or masonry veneer. They front directly onto the sidewalks and share party walls and a common building line. Together they show many types and styles of commercial architecture from the 1820s through the 1930s, with most dating from around the turn of the century. Two early-twentieth-century skyscrapers stand within it. Notable examples include a row of antebellum and Victorian buildings on the south side of the 500 block, including a three-unit late-Federal townhouse row recorded in a Historic American Buildings Survey, the Second Empire Augusta Hotel, and the Georgian Revival First Bank building. Broad Street itself is wide, divided by parking medians and linear parks, and a modern Chamber of Commerce building stands in the 600 block. A few modern buildings intrude on the older streetscape.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Varied commercial architecture, including late Federal, Victorian, Second Empire and Georgian Revival buildings","criteria":[],"status_note":"Marked occupied and in good to fair condition, with a mix of original and altered buildings. Uses include commercial, entertainment, park, transportation and private residence. The 500 block has a large vacant lot.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.67843-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001226.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001226/61d4bab1ad-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001226/61d4bab1ad-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"Sir Mildred Pierce","credit_html":"Sir Mildred Pierce, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Augusta_Georgia_Broad_Street_Lamar_Building.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"04000515","name":"Augusta Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/augusta-downtown-historic-district-04000515/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209351","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad_Street_Historic_District_(Augusta,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4971958"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/richmond-county/broad-street-historic-district-80001226/"}