Chickamauga Historic District
Why it's listed
Chickamauga's historic district occupies the center of a small north Georgia town about 15 miles from Chattanooga, Tennessee, organized around Cove Road, Gordon Street and the Central of Georgia rail line. It holds 121 contributing resources: houses, commercial buildings, a stone depot, a city cemetery, an athletic field and Crawfish Springs Park. Three phases of growth are visible. The Greek Revival Gordon-Lee House, built between 1840 and 1847 with a surviving slave house and smokehouse, reflects the antebellum estate. Queen Anne houses and the 1892 depot come from the 1890s, when the Crawfish Springs Land Company platted a resort community with a grid of streets. After the Crystal Springs Bleachery Company arrived in 1907, Craftsman worker cottages, Neoclassical and Colonial Revival houses, and a community building were added. Together they document how the town developed from plantation land into a planned resort and then a mill-influenced community.
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| Styles | Greek Revival, Late Victorian (Gothic, Italianate, Queen Anne), Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, International Style, plus vernacular forms |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning and Development, Military |
| Acreage | 130 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Chickamauga Historic District (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.