{"nrhp_refnum":"98000715","name":"Starrsville Historic District","other_names":["Old and New Starrsville Historic District"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Jct. GA 213, Old Starsville and Dixie Rds.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Starrsville","county":"Newton County","state":"GA","lat":33.53368250950004,"lon":-83.81157296278379,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-06-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Community Planning and Development","Architecture","Exploration/Settlement","Transportation","Black","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large rural historic district in east Newton County, Georgia, made up of two linked settlements, Old Starrsville (a crossroads community begun in 1821) and New Starrsville (a railroad community from 1893), plus surrounding farmsteads and cemeteries.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district is significant for agriculture, community planning and development, architecture, exploration and settlement, transportation, commerce and African-American ethnic heritage. It preserves intact farmsteads and field patterns that match a 1940 aerial photograph, and it shows two community types, a crossroads and a cross-rail settlement. The 1893 railroad shifted development a mile northwest.","narrative":"Starrsville is a rural district in east Newton County, Georgia, set on high ground between the Alcovy River and several creeks. It includes 49 contributing buildings, six sites and two structures. The community began in 1821 at a crossroads, now called Old Starrsville, and took its name from the Starr family, who built an early store and houses there. When the Middle Georgia and Atlantic Railroad was completed in 1893, it passed a mile northwest, and a second center, New Starrsville, grew up around a depot, a brick mercantile building and warehouses. Surrounding farmsteads include Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Georgian and Folk Victorian houses, barns, family cemeteries and a Gothic Revival Methodist church built in 1901. Field patterns, fence lines and an orchard still match a 1940 aerial photograph. The district was listed for its agricultural history, community development, architecture, transportation, commerce and African-American heritage, covering 1821 to 1948.","period_of_significance":"1821-1948","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Colonial Revival, Craftsman, Folk Victorian, Central Hallway cottage, Queen Anne cottage, Georgian cottage and house, New South cottage","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Largely intact rural landscape with active farms, churches and cemeteries. The old stores and post office have closed, and most tenant houses were demolished in the early 1960s.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.018141-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/98000715.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000715/2927859124-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000715/2927859124-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Keizers","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starrsville.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Keizers</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starrsville.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209190","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starrsville,_Georgia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7602261"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/newton-county/starrsville-historic-district-98000715/"}