North Harris Street Historic District

North Harris Street and its neighboring streets form a residential district just north of downtown Sandersville, Georgia. Development began in 1830, when Dr. Nathaniel Harris built the first permanent house on North Harris Street, and continued until about 1940. Most of the 88 contributing buildings are one- and two-story frame houses built between 1880 and 1930. They range from a few pre-Civil War Greek Revival homes to Queen Anne, Neoclassical, Craftsman and Colonial Revival designs, with modest L-shaped and double-pen cottages on the outer streets. Architect Charles E. Choate designed or remodeled many homes around 1900, and his niece Ellamae League designed the 1939 Leonard House. The district was home to many of the city's merchants, doctors and politicians. Its layout shows how large lots were sold off and subdivided over time, creating McCarty Street and Washington Avenue. Many North Harris houses now serve as offices, while the area keeps its mature street trees and Victorian character.