{"nrhp_refnum":"83003616","name":"Monland Place Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Alvoca St. and Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Monroe","county":"Walton County","state":"GA","lat":33.78775086650006,"lon":-83.71387448634643,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-12-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Landscape Architecture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A planned, middle-class residential neighborhood of about 19 acres and roughly 43 properties southwest of downtown Monroe, Walton County, Georgia, between Alcova Street and South Broad Street. It was subdivided in 1906 and largely built out by the 1930s.","why_significant":"The district was Monroe's first planned residential subdivision, sold with restrictive covenants on cost and setback that foreshadowed later zoning and land-use controls. Its modest frame houses reflect early 20th-century national trends and the rise of Monroe's industrial-era middle class. Its informal landscaping and the row of trees along Alcova Street also define its character.","narrative":"Monland Place is a planned residential neighborhood southwest of downtown Monroe, Georgia, laid out in 1906 by Charles Walker and the American Land Company. Seventy-nine lots, mostly 50 by 150 feet, were platted along Alcova Street and Boulevard and sold with covenants requiring a minimum house cost of $1,000 and a 15-foot setback. Monroe had not seen such a planned subdivision before. Most of the roughly 43 buildings are modest one- and two-story frame houses built between 1906 and the 1930s. Many are bungalows with large porches and wide eaves, while others follow pattern-book designs or carry touches of Victorian detailing. Informal lawns, hedgerows and a row of trees along Alcova Street give the area a naturalistic look. The district is significant for architecture, community planning, landscape architecture and local history. It reflects the growth of Monroe's middle class of merchants and professionals during the town's shift to an industrial economy, and its covenants anticipated later land-use controls.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Bungalow and other early 20th-century pattern-book styles, with some late Victorian detailing","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in residential use; general condition described as good, with routine maintenance and occasional rehabilitation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.776155-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/83003616.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206668","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49527565"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/walton-county/monland-place-historic-district-83003616/"}