Jackson Street Commercial 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
Jackson Street Commercial Historic District covers parts of four blocks in downtown Winder, Georgia, northeast of the county courthouse. Its mostly two-story brick buildings date from the 1880s to the 1930s and sit close to the street. Typical features include brick corbelling, stone stringcourses, slightly arched windows, transoms above storefronts, and locally produced iron storefronts. Development followed the arrival of two railroads, the Gainesville-Midland in 1884 and the Seaboard Air Line in 1892, which spurred rapid growth. Commerce spread down Jackson Street after Smith's Hardware moved there shortly after 1900, and shops replaced earlier warehouses. The district later served as a commercial center for Barrow County, formed in 1914. Development largely stopped by 1930, and only tenants changed afterward. Later alterations, including the loss of a warehouse and the 1965 remodeling of a bank building, weakened some areas, but a core of historic commercial buildings remains. It was listed for its architecture, commerce and transportation associations.
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| Period of significance | 1880s-1930s |
|---|---|
| Styles | Commercial style (late-19th and early-20th-century commercial buildings) |
| Areas of significance | Commerce, Transportation, Architecture |
| Acreage | 2.5 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Jackson Street Commercial 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.