Reynoldstown Historic District
Why it's listed
Reynoldstown is a residential neighborhood of roughly 190 acres in Atlanta, shaped by the railroad lines that run through it. Freedmen who took railroad jobs after the Civil War settled the northwest corner around Chester Avenue and Selman, Kenyon and Wylie streets from about 1870. East of the Atlanta and West Point rail corridor, small subdivisions built between 1905 and 1930 filled with Craftsman bungalows for white middle- and working-class families. Other building types include shotgun houses, saddlebag houses, Tudor and Colonial Revival homes, brick commercial blocks, churches and two schools. After World War II, white residents moved to outlying suburbs, and by 1960 the area was almost entirely African American. The district was recognized for this record of settlement and racial change, and for its largely intact street plan and historic buildings, which date from 1870 to 1960.
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| Period of significance | 1870-1960 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Late Victorian: Romanesque; Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival; Bungalow/Craftsman; International Style; vernacular house types (gabled-ell, pyramidal cottage, side-gable cottage, saddlebag, double-pen, shotgun) |
| Areas of significance | Black, Social History, Community Planning and Development, Architecture |
| Acreage | 190 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Reynoldstown 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.