Milledge Circle Historic District
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Why it's listed
Milledge Circle Historic District is a residential neighborhood of about 22 acres southwest of downtown Athens and the University of Georgia campus. It grew out of Milledge Park, a planned subdivision laid out in 1913 and developed by the Georgia Development Company. Streets follow a curving pattern rather than a grid, with small lots, sidewalks, lawns, hedgerows and mature oak, magnolia and pine trees. Most houses are modest one- or two-story brick buildings from the 1910s to the 1930s, including Bungalows, American Foursquares and simple Neoclassical or Colonial Revival designs. Architect E. L. Griggs designed several early homes, and Michael Frank Costa built some of them. Three 1920s apartment buildings by the Caskey Construction Company stand near Five Points. The district was listed for its architecture, its planning as an edge-of-town subdivision, its naturalistic landscaping, and its link to Athens doctors, lawyers, judges, business executives and professors who lived there.
Significance in brief: The district is significant for architecture, community planning and development, landscape architecture and local history. It holds an intact group of early 20th-century middle and upper-middle class houses and apartment buildings, mostly Bungalows, that show local interpretations of national styles. It is also a planned curvilinear neighborhood on the edge of town with naturalistic landscaping.
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 85000859, listed April 18, 1985. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Milledge Park, Lumpkin St., Milledge Circle and Milledge Ave., Athens |
|---|---|
| County | Clarke County |
| Listed | April 18, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85000859 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1910s - 1930s |
| Architect / builder | Georgia Development Company, and others (E. L. Griggs, architect; Michael Frank Costa, builder; Caskey Construction Company built the 1920s apartment buildings) |
| Architectural style | American Foursquare, modest Neoclassical, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow (high-style and vernacular) |
| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Landscape Architecture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Primarily an occupied residential neighborhood, with a few commercial buildings on Lumpkin Street and large apartment buildings near Five Points. |
| Acreage | 22 |
| Coordinates | 33.93794, -83.38911 (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 85000859.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q49526522
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.