Milledge Circle Historic District
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Why it's listed
Milledge Circle Historic District is a residential neighborhood of about 22 acres southwest of downtown Athens and the University of Georgia campus. It grew out of Milledge Park, a planned subdivision laid out in 1913 and developed by the Georgia Development Company. Streets follow a curving pattern rather than a grid, with small lots, sidewalks, lawns, hedgerows and mature oak, magnolia and pine trees. Most houses are modest one- or two-story brick buildings from the 1910s to the 1930s, including Bungalows, American Foursquares and simple Neoclassical or Colonial Revival designs. Architect E. L. Griggs designed several early homes, and Michael Frank Costa built some of them. Three 1920s apartment buildings by the Caskey Construction Company stand near Five Points. The district was listed for its architecture, its planning as an edge-of-town subdivision, its naturalistic landscaping, and its link to Athens doctors, lawyers, judges, business executives and professors who lived there.
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| Period of significance | 1910s - 1930s |
|---|---|
| Styles | American Foursquare, modest Neoclassical, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow (high-style and vernacular) |
| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Landscape Architecture, Architecture |
| Acreage | 22 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Milledge Circle 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.