Klondike Historic District
Why it's listed
Klondike is a small crossroads community in southeast DeKalb County, Georgia, about three miles south of Lithonia. Its T-shaped historic district follows Klondike Road and South Goddard Road, with houses, farm outbuildings, stores, a church and a cemetery scattered among wooded lots and open fields. The oldest building is the Housworth-Moseley House, a log central-hall house built about 1850. Later houses include gabled-wing and Queen Anne cottages, bungalows, small postwar houses and 1950s ranch houses. Granite quarried at nearby Arabia Mountain was used in walls, foundations, chimneys, stores and cemetery markers. A post office opened at the crossroads in 1898, and at its height the community had a school, church, sawmill, cotton gin and about two dozen houses. The district was listed for its example of a rural crossroads community and for the range of Georgia house types and granite construction found there. The period of significance runs from about 1850 to 1957.
Significance in brief: The district is described as a rare surviving rural crossroads community in suburban DeKalb County. It qualifies under Criterion A for community planning and development, as a crossroads settlement formed after the county opened to settlement in the 1820s. It qualifies under Criterion C for its houses and community buildings representing Georgia house types and styles, and for its distinctive use of granite from nearby Arabia Mountain.
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 07001001, listed September 27, 2007. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Klondike and S. Goddard Rds., Klondike |
|---|---|
| County | DeKalb County |
| Listed | September 27, 2007 |
| Reference number | 07001001 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | c.1850-1957 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian: Queen Anne; Bungalow/Craftsman; vernacular house types including single-pen, saddlebag, central-hall-plan, gabled-wing, New South, American Small House and ranch house |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Houses, a church and a cemetery remain in use; the form states agriculture is no longer practiced in Klondike, though some outbuildings survive. The cemetery remains active. |
| Acreage | 425 |
| Coordinates | 33.64862, -84.12068 (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 07001001.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q141752413
- This listing as JSON
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