{"nrhp_refnum":"83000193","name":"Between the Rivers Historic District","other_names":["See Also:Between the Rivers Historic District (Boundary Incr"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by the Etowah and Oostanaula Rivers, and 7th Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rome","county":"Floyd County","state":"GA","lat":34.25550169100006,"lon":-85.17029247109393,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-06-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Community Planning and Development","Commerce","Engineering","Transportation","Health/Medicine","Politics/Government","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district of about 90 acres in the oldest part of Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, laid out in 1834 and three-quarters encircled by the Etowah and Oostanaula Rivers. It holds commercial, residential, institutional and industrial buildings from the 1850s to the 1930s.","why_significant":"The district shows the full development of Rome from its 1834 founding through the 1930s, as a planned county seat and regional commercial and industrial center. It is also significant for its architecture, residential landscaping, engineering (the Clock Tower and two bridges), local government, and a building tied to physician Dr. Robert Battey. It may also hold archaeological potential under the Broad Street commercial area.","narrative":"Between the Rivers is the original core of Rome, Georgia, a hilly area of roughly 90 acres platted in 1834 where the Etowah and Oostanaula Rivers meet. Its grid of streets survives, with Broad Street forming the commercial spine of brick buildings from the 1870s to the 1930s. Residential blocks on the hills hold Greek Revival, Queen Anne and Neoclassical houses, set among stone retaining walls and informal plantings. Civic buildings include the old Floyd County Courthouse, the Municipal Building and a Carnegie library, while warehouses and factories recall the city's industrial growth. The 1871 Clock Tower, once part of north Georgia's first public waterworks, and two early bridges add engineering interest. A surviving cottage from Dr. Robert Battey's Woman's Hospital recalls his medical work. The district was listed for showing how Rome grew from a planned river town into a prosperous regional trade center before the Depression halted development.","period_of_significance":"1834-1930s","architect_builder":"Multiple","architectural_style":"Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Victorian Commercial, Neoclassical, Bungalow/Craftsman","criteria":["A","B","C","D"],"status_note":"Condition is marked excellent, good and fair, and the district is occupied. Some commercial buildings have been altered, and a few modern intrusions exist.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.496252-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/83000193.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000193/6dc3cec36f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000193/6dc3cec36f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Stephen Matthew Milligan","credit_html":"Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clock_Tower;_Rome,_Georgia;_June_23,_2011.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207978","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Between_the_Rivers_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34843154"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/floyd-county/between-the-rivers-historic-district-83000193/"}