Atlanta-Frasier Street Historic District
Also known as: See Also:Bostwick--Fraser House; Clay, Alexander Stevens, Hou
Why it's listed
Atlanta and Frasier Streets in Marietta hold a small neighborhood of 17 historic houses built between the 1840s and about 1930. It is what remains of a larger residential area cut off from its neighbors by the Georgia Highway 120 Loop in the early 1980s. The oldest buildings are the Greek Revival Bostwick-Fraser House and Slaughter House. Later houses include the Queen Anne Alexander Stephens Clay House, Folk Victorian cottages, gabled ell houses, and Colonial Revival and Craftsman homes. Early residents included merchants, a physician and politicians, among them a U.S. Senator and his son, a mayor and state senator. Large landholdings were gradually subdivided as Marietta grew with the railroad and a trolley line. Tree-lined streets, uniform setbacks and open lawns give the area a park-like New South landscape. The Bostwick-Fraser House served as a Federal hospital in the summer of 1864, one of few documented in Georgia.
Significance in brief: The district is the intact remnant of a mid-19th to early 20th century intown neighborhood that was home to prominent Marietta merchants and politicians. It has a fine collection of Georgia house styles and types, set in a New South landscape. The Bostwick-Fraser House was also a documented Federal military hospital in 1864.
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 95000737, listed June 20, 1995. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Atlanta and Frasier Sts. between GA 120 Loop and Dixie Ave., Marietta |
|---|---|
| County | Cobb County |
| Listed | June 20, 1995 |
| Reference number | 95000737 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | c.1840-c.1930 |
| Architect / builder | unknown |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Folk Victorian, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Italianate |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development, Landscape Architecture, Military |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Houses are still used as single dwellings, with some institutional housing and professional and specialty store uses; four noncontributing buildings are included. |
| Acreage | 15 |
| Coordinates | 33.94498, -84.54612 (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 95000737.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q141743309
- This listing as JSON
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