Building at 1519 3rd Avenue
Why it's listed
This large two-story house at 1519 3rd Avenue in Columbus, Georgia, was built around 1908-1910 in what was once the elite "High Uptown" neighborhood. It has a hip roof with a centered dormer, a two-story bay, seven bays on each floor, and a front porch with square columns, gingerbread brackets and dentil moulding. The form describes it as eclectic, with no distinguishable style, borrowing Victorian door and porch detailing and some Classical Revival elements. It was probably built to impress neighbors through sheer size, making a social statement about early twentieth-century Columbus. A one-story frame house stood on the site in 1889 and 1895. John Bleecker, general manager of the Columbus Railroad Company, lived here from 1910 to 1914. Robert E. Dismukes then lived here through 1923. He was a lawyer, insurance agent, mill director and long-serving city council member. The house was later extended and its porch partly filled in around 1920, and it now holds apartments.
Significance in brief: The house is significant in local history as the home of John Bleecker, general manager of the Columbus Railroad Company, and later of Robert E. Dismukes, a lawyer, businessman and city official. Architecturally, it is a large sprawling house with no distinguishable style, probably built to impress neighbors by size rather than style.
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 80001126, listed December 2, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1519 3rd Ave., Columbus |
|---|---|
| County | Muscogee County |
| Listed | December 2, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80001126 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Eclectic; no distinguishable style, with Victorian-era door and porch detailing and some Classical Revival porch detailing |
| Areas of significance | Commerce, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as apartments in current use and described as in good condition. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | High Uptown Historic District |
| Coordinates | 32.47506, -84.98919 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
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 80001126.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q85749438
- This listing as JSON
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