Eastside Historic District

East of the Chattahoochee River and downtown West Point, this district of mostly residential streets follows a gridiron plan first laid out in 1839 by the West Point Company. College Hill, topped by the 1930 West Point School, divides the historically white neighborhood on the west from the historically African-American neighborhood on the east, where smaller lots and narrow lanes that began as alleys prevail. Housing ranges from 1850s Greek Revival and Georgian cottages to Queen Anne and New South cottages, Craftsman bungalows, shotgun houses, and mid-century Ranch houses. Community landmarks include First United Methodist Church (1907), First Baptist Church (1925), Keeney United Methodist Church, West Point High School (1951), and the Tenth Street School Lunchroom (1967). Pinewood Cemetery holds graves dating to 1840. The district's growth was tied to the railroads that made West Point a transfer point for freight and passengers, and to the bridge at East 8th Street, which linked the area to downtown from 1866 to 1977. In all, 347 resources contribute to its character.