Thomaston Street Historic District
Also known as: See Also:Carnegie Library; Lamar County Courthouse
Why it's listed
Southwest of Barnesville's commercial center, this neighborhood in Lamar County, Georgia, combines houses built from the 1870s into the 1940s with several community landmarks. Gabled-ell cottages, Queen Anne and Italianate houses with spindlework and bargeboard, Neoclassical and Colonial Revival homes, and Craftsman bungalows show how a middle- to upper-class neighborhood in a small Georgia city developed. Atlanta architect Eugene C. Wachendorff designed several larger houses on Thomaston Street and the 1931 Lamar County Courthouse. The Carnegie Library, the 1939 First United Methodist Church, the 1929 Woman's Clubhouse, Turner Hall and the county jail add civic character. A drill field donated to the city as a public park in 1912 has served as a race track, football field and drill ground. The district was listed for its architecture, for its recreation history, and for the social role of the women's club, with a period of significance running from the 1870s to 1944.
Significance in brief: The district is argued to hold the best collection of Late Victorian residential architecture in Barnesville, along with intact early 20th-century civic, religious and educational buildings. It also reflects the work of Atlanta architect Eugene C. Wachendorff. The historic drill field is significant for recreation, and the 1929 Woman's Clubhouse for social and humanitarian history.
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 95000908, listed July 28, 1995. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly, along Thomaston and Greenwood Sts. and Stafford and Georgia Aves., Barnesville |
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| County | Lamar County |
| Listed | July 28, 1995 |
| Reference number | 95000908 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1870s-1944 |
| Architect / builder | Eugene C. Wachendorff, Atlanta, architect of the Courthouse & several residences; Whitfield and King, New York City, architects of the Carnegie Library |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian (Queen Anne, Italianate, Folk Victorian), Neoclassical, Colonial, Italian Renaissance and Tudor Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman, American Foursquare |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The district is described as very intact, with only 35 noncontributing buildings out of 238 resources. Current functions remain largely domestic, government, education, social and religious. |
| Acreage | 193 |
| Coordinates | 33.04601, -84.15952 (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 95000908.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q141773730
- This listing as JSON
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