South Philpot Street Historic District
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Why it's listed
South Philpot Street Historic District is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Cedartown, Georgia, set between downtown and two railroad lines. Houses began to appear around 1880, and by 1910 most lots were built on. Doctors, lawyers, judges and business owners built large Queen Anne, Neoclassical Revival and Colonial Revival houses near downtown, while railroad workers built smaller cottages and saddlebag houses near the Central of Georgia Railroad roundhouse and repair shops, opened in 1887. Later infill added Craftsman bungalows, American Small Houses and Ranch Houses into the 1950s. A c. 1920 railroad warehouse on East Ware Street is the only warehouse that survives. Hemmed in by the railroads, the area lost popularity to newer neighborhoods, and some houses were later lost or divided into rooming houses. The district was listed for its range of architectural styles and house types from c. 1880 to 1961 and for its role in the city's residential and railroad-era development.
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| Period of significance | c.1880-1961 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Late Victorian: Queen Anne; Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Bungalow/Craftsman; plus other house types including gabled-wing, I-house, Georgian-plan, American Foursquare, American Small House and Ranch House |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development |
| Acreage | 57 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | South Philpot Street 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.