{"nrhp_refnum":"83003623","name":"North Broad Street Historic District","other_names":["See Also:Davis Edwards House"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"N. Broad and Walton Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Monroe","county":"Walton County","state":"GA","lat":33.79727091500004,"lon":-83.71461767611802,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-12-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of about 55 acres and roughly 60 properties, located north and northwest of the central business district in Monroe, Walton County, Georgia. Development ran from the 1830s to the 1930s along North Broad Street.","why_significant":"The district contains some of the finest buildings in Monroe, mostly middle and upper-class homes showing local versions of nationally popular styles, from Greek Revival to Victorian to classical and colonial designs. Its informal landscaping and large lots give it a distinct character. It was also home to local political, business, industrial, religious and educational leaders.","narrative":"North Broad Street Historic District is a residential neighborhood of about 60 properties on roughly 55 acres north of downtown Monroe, Georgia. Its earliest building is the Davis-Edwards House, a two-story frame Greek Revival dwelling dated to 1845 in one source. Growth stayed slow until the railroad and new industry arrived in the 1880s and 1890s. Victorian frame houses followed, and most buildings date from the 1890s to the 1930s, when classical and colonial designs with monumental porticos became common and brick increasingly replaced wood. Later bungalows appear at the edges. Large lots, mature trees, hedgerows and informal plantings give the area a spacious character. The district housed merchants, politicians and educators who shaped the city, including W.H. Nunnally and C.G. Nowell, who platted lots here in 1907. It is significant for its architecture, landscape and local history. Today it remains residential, with some homes converted to offices.","period_of_significance":"1830s to 1930s","architect_builder":"Architects unknown; contractors Benjamin Hammock and Josiah Clark (possibly for the Davis-Edwards House)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival, Victorian, classical and colonial, with some bungalows","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied; condition described as good overall. Current uses are residential and commercial (offices), with preservation work in progress.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.934458-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/83003623.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206678","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Broad_Street_Historic_District_(Monroe,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49532250"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/walton-county/north-broad-street-historic-district-83003623/"}