Maysville Historic District
Why it's listed
Maysville is a small railroad town on the Banks and Jackson county line in northeast Georgia, and its historic district takes in about half the town. The district includes the commercial center along East and West Main and Homer Streets, three residential areas, a church, a cemetery and the railroad right-of-way. Most buildings date from the 1870s to the 1920s. Commercial blocks are modest brick buildings with corbeled cornices, arched windows and pressed metal ceilings, and the former Atkins National Bank is the finest. Houses are mostly one-story wood-framed Victorian Eclectic dwellings with prominent porches, along with the brick Greek Revival-influenced Atkins-Sims House of 1855. The town grew after the railroad arrived in the mid 1870s, was incorporated in 1879 and peaked at 805 residents in 1910 as a cotton marketing and shipping center. Growth ended when the cotton economy failed in the 1920s, leaving an almost complete picture of the town as it was then. Informal yards, street trees and the hilltop cemetery add to the historic landscape.
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| Period of significance | 1870s - 1920s |
|---|---|
| Styles | Victorian Eclectic, with a Greek Revival-influenced antebellum house and a few Craftsman-detailed houses |
| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Landscape Architecture, Commerce, Transportation, Architecture |
| Acreage | 170 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Maysville 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.