Fowler Apartments
Why it's listed
Built in 1930, this two-story brick apartment building on West McIntosh Street in Milledgeville holds eight units, four on each floor. Its three-part facade has a recessed two-story portico with square columns, flanked by four-bay pavilions, beneath a flat roof with a broad entablature and tiled parapet. Each apartment has five rooms, plaster walls, French doors, transoms, and radiators. Linton Stephens Fowler, an accountant at the Georgia State College for Women and a leader in local civic and church life, built it as upscale housing during the Great Depression. It stayed in his family until 1992. The building is regarded as a small-scale "country house" apartment type, sized and styled to fit among nearby houses and the Georgia College campus. Red brick and white classical trim in the Colonial Revival manner echo its surroundings. A 1995 rehabilitation added modern systems while leaving the exterior and plan intact. Because its date falls outside the surrounding historic district's period, it was listed individually.
Significance in brief: It is significant locally in architecture as a "country house" type of apartment building, designed at a smaller scale to blend with the surrounding residential neighborhood. Its Colonial Revival styling, red brick walls, and white wood trim match nearby buildings and the Georgia College campus. Recessed areas on the front and rear facades break up its massing.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 97000861, listed August 21, 1997. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 430 W. McIntosh St., Milledgeville |
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| County | Baldwin County |
| Listed | August 21, 1997 |
| Reference number | 97000861 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1930 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown (built by Linton Stephens Fowler) |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as multiple dwellings; rehabilitated in 1995 under the Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credit program, with exterior appearance and interior plan unchanged since 1930. |
| Acreage | 0.4 |
| Within district | Milledgeville Historic District |
| Coordinates | 33.08120, -83.23328 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 97000861.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q55316113
- This listing as JSON
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