North Erwin Street Historic District

Clustered around the intersection of North Erwin and Cherokee Streets in downtown Cartersville, this small district holds six historic buildings and a Confederate monument that reflect the growth of a Georgia county seat in the early twentieth century. The 1902 Bartow County Courthouse, with its Corinthian portico and gilded dome, anchors the group. Nearby are the 1914-15 Italian Renaissance Revival post office with marble arches, the 1916 city hall and fire station, the 1904-05 Romanesque Revival First Baptist Church, the 1906 Sam Jones Memorial Methodist Church, and a 1940 telephone office designed to resemble a house. The district was listed for its architecture, much of it by prominent Atlanta and regional designers, and for its role in county, federal and city government and in the town's religious life. The Methodist church was named in memory of evangelist Sam P. Jones, who died during its construction in 1906. A 1947 dental office is the only noncontributing building.