Gaskin Avenue Historic District

Gaskin Avenue anchors a large residential neighborhood of roughly 200 acres north and east of downtown Douglas, Georgia. Houses were built here from about 1890 into the early 1940s on an extension of the town's original grid. The largest and most stylish homes cluster along Gaskin Avenue and nearby streets, while more modest housing lies toward the north and south edges. Styles range from Queen Anne and Folk Victorian to Neoclassical, Italian Renaissance, Spanish Colonial and Craftsman, along with simple house types with few details. Most houses are wood-framed with clapboard siding, and others are brick-veneered or stuccoed. Three community buildings from the 1930s survive: a Colonial Revival Catholic church, a former hospital, and a Craftsman women's clubhouse. Tree-lined streets, curbs, sidewalks, uniform setbacks and informally landscaped front yards give the area the look of a landscaped park. It was listed for its architecture, its role in the city's growth, and this New South landscape character.