East Main Street Residential District

East Main Street in Marshallville, Georgia, is lined for about half a mile with houses and a church that form a modest residential district of 46.8 acres. It begins at the edge of the downtown commercial area and ends at open land. Lots are spacious, one- and two-story houses predominate, and street trees and yard plantings are common. Little was built before the Civil War; the Craig House is the only major Greek Revival structure remaining. Most principal buildings date from around 1900 and are plain townhouses or Neo-classical homes, such as the Lee-Nixon House, which was enlarged to two stories in 1916. The Baptist Church, built of brick and stone with stained glass and Gothic details, was dedicated in 1920 and is the district's most architecturally notable building. The neighborhood reflects Marshallville's middle class, including merchants and men who managed the fruit industry, with few large planter homes. Later ranch houses intrude, but the historic buildings remain relatively unaltered.