Cuthbert Historic District
The National Park Service has not published a boundary polygon for this district; the map shows the listed properties inside it and the district's reference point.
Why it's listed
Cuthbert's historic district covers roughly 315 acres of the downtown area in Randolph County, Georgia, with most of its 19th-century buildings along College and Lumpkin Streets. Early houses such as the Key House of 1842 sit within a few blocks of the town square, while Greek Revival cottages and two-story mansions cluster near the former village of Villa Nova. Victorian Gothic houses, including the Sam Sawyer House and the Pulaski-Barnes House of 1880, line the other end of College Street. Other landmarks include Andrew College's Old Main, the 1885 courthouse, 1850s law offices built in Greek Revival temple form, an 1860 limestone railroad depot and Greenwood Cemetery. The district was listed because it shows how Cuthbert grew from a frontier settlement founded around 1830 into a market town of merchants and a center of education, with female colleges and a male academy operating by the 1850s.
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| Period of significance | 19th Century |
|---|---|
| Styles | Greek Revival and Victorian Gothic |
| Areas of significance | Education, Architecture, Social History |
| Acreage | 315 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Cuthbert 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.