College Park Historic District
Why it's listed
College Park Historic District preserves the historic center of a suburban town eight miles south of Atlanta. The town began as Manchester in 1890, when Atlanta businessmen bought 900 acres along the railroad, and it was soon planned around a college and a military academy. The district contains the commercial strip along Main Street, the city government complex on the former Cox College site, schools, churches, a 1917 railroad depot, a 1937 post office with a 1938 mural, the 1921 Woman's Clubhouse and a 1941 city auditorium. Its residential blocks hold hundreds of houses from the 1890s to the 1940s in Queen Anne, Craftsman, Georgian, Spanish Colonial and Dutch Colonial Revival styles. Landscaped medians, parks, wide sidewalks and oak and dogwood plantings follow a tradition started by Dr. Charles Cox in 1896. The district was recognized for its architecture and its planned community development.
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| Period of significance | 1891-1946 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Late Victorian/Queen Anne; Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals (Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Tudor Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival); Bungalow/Craftsman |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development, Education, Landscape Architecture |
| Acreage | 605 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | College Park 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.