North College Street Residential Historic District
Why it's listed
North College Street in northwest Statesboro is lined with a neighborhood of modest houses built between 1922 and 1930. The district covers about 13 acres and holds 24 contributing buildings plus two later houses from the 1940s. Most are one- or one-and-a-half-story Craftsman bungalows with multi-gabled roofs, weatherboard siding, exposed rafter ends, and porches on tapered wooden columns set on brick piers. A few have hipped roofs, and brick appears as both a decorative and structural material. Mature oaks and pines shade the street, and yards are informally landscaped with azaleas and crepe myrtles. Early residents included a dentist, a hardware store owner, a barber, a mail carrier, and a Coca-Cola bottling manager, many of whom walked to work downtown. The district was listed for architecture because it is the largest concentration of small-town bungalow housing in Statesboro and has kept its historic character, though some houses are now rentals or businesses.
Significance in brief: The district is significant in architecture for its collection of early 20th-century Craftsman/Bungalow houses that keep their historic character. It is the greatest concentration of such houses in Statesboro and the largest historic residential neighborhood in the multiple property listing area. It may also have social history value as a middle-class neighborhood, though this was not documented to National Register standards.
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 89001158, listed September 6, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly N. College St. from Northside Dr. to Elm St., Statesboro |
|---|---|
| County | Bulloch County |
| Listed | September 6, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89001158 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1922-1930 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman; Colonial Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The district remains primarily single-family residential. A few houses have been subdivided into apartments and two have been converted to commercial use. Two 1940s houses are noncontributing. |
| Acreage | 13 |
| Coordinates | 32.45289, -81.78467 (NPS GIS) |
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.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 89001158.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q49532310
- This listing as JSON
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