Stubbs Park-Stonewall Street Historic District
Why it's listed
West of Dublin's downtown, this 435-acre neighborhood grew from a mid-19th-century gridiron of streets, with Bellevue and Academy Avenues as its main thoroughfares. It holds 470 contributing resources, mostly one- and two-story wood and brick houses dating from 1873 to 1952, with most built between the late 1910s and early 1940s. Craftsman bungalows are the dominant type, and several houses use locally distinctive granite blocks. The oldest surviving house, built in 1873, is a Gothic Revival gable-ell dwelling. The district also contains four historic churches, the 1902 Neoclassical Dublin High School (now city hall), a Craftsman women's clubhouse, two early commercial buildings, and the Old Dublin Public Cemetery, begun in 1819. Stubbs Park, about ten acres, was designed by landscape architect Prosper Julius Berckmans, Jr., and built from 1910 on land given by the Stubbs family. The district was recognized for its architecture and for its role in Dublin's early residential development.
Significance in brief: The district is significant for architecture, with intact examples of Georgia house types and styles from the late 19th to mid-20th century, especially Craftsman bungalows. It is also significant for community planning and development, as one of Dublin's earliest and largest neighborhoods with its original street grid. Its landscape architecture is represented by Stubbs Park, designed by Prosper Julius Berckmans, Jr.
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 02001293, listed November 7, 2002. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by W. Moore St., Roosevelt St., Bellevue Ave., Marion St., Academy Ave., Lancaster and Thompson Sts., Dublin |
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| County | Laurens County |
| Listed | November 7, 2002 |
| Reference number | 02001293 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1873-1952 |
| Architect / builder | Prosper Julius Berckmans, Jr., Landscape Architect (Stubbs Park); Alexander Blair, Architect (Baptist Church); W.T. Jay, Builder (Dublin High School); John A. Kelly, Builder (Presbyterian Church); Dr. J.G. Patten, Architect (Presbyterian Church); Reverend George Thompson, Architect (First United Methodist Church and Dublin High School) |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival, Italianate, Folk Victorian, Neoclassical Revival, Colonial Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, English Vernacular Revival, Craftsman, Bungalow |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development, Landscape Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Remains primarily residential, with churches, a school-era building now used as city hall, a park and a cemetery still in use; few infill buildings. |
| Acreage | 435 |
| Coordinates | 32.53867, -82.91705 (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 02001293.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5310925
- This listing as JSON
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