Conyers Residential Historic District
Why it's listed
Northwest of downtown Conyers, this residential district of roughly 85 acres grew along three routes: Railroad Street beside the tracks, Main Street, once the Atlanta to Augusta highway, and Milstead Avenue, which linked the town to Long Shoals. Its 120 contributing buildings and a brick waterworks date from the 1840s to the 1930s. Vernacular Victorian houses predominate, alongside Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Bungalow and Tudor Revival examples. Atlanta architect Neel Reid designed the 1913 Langford House at 900 Main Street, and Willis Denny designed the 1902 Methodist church. Four churches, a warehouse, a store and a gas station add variety, and local granite appears in whole buildings, foundations, chimneys, walls and curbing. The district was listed for its architecture and for its pattern of development. Conyers grew irregularly around a preexisting highway pattern, which is unusual for a railroad town, where a regular grid was more typical. The period of significance ends at 1940.
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| Period of significance | C. 1840s-1940 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Greek Revival, Plantation Plain, Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman |
| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Architecture |
| Acreage | 85 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Conyers Residential 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.