Building at 1612 3rd Avenue
Why it's listed
This one-story Greek Revival cottage at 1612 3rd Avenue in Columbus, Georgia, dates to about 1860. It has a central hall with four roughly equal rooms, a hip roof extending over a front porch, a raised brick pier foundation, and wood frame construction with six-inch exposed clapboard siding. The symmetrical facade centers on a door with a three-part transom, flanked by two double-hung windows on each side, and Tuscan-capital pilaster columns mark both ends of the porch. City directories and Sanborn maps place the house in the 1890s, when George Henry, listed as a carpenter, lived here with his wife Delia, a nurse and midwife. Members of the Henry family remained until at least 1912. The house is valued locally as the home of this couple and as an example of housing built by people of similar means. It is also considered a conservative Greek Revival design from the Civil War era.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is significant for local history as the home of George and Cordelia Henry, a Black carpenter and a midwife, and as an example of dwellings built by local people of similar socio-economic status. It is also significant architecturally as a conservative Greek Revival design representing building styles in Columbus during the Civil War era.
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 80001128, listed December 2, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1612 3rd Ave., Columbus |
|---|---|
| County | Muscogee County |
| Listed | December 2, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80001128 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Areas of significance | Black, Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Described as in good condition and in use as residential rental property; roll tar paper roofing was applied to preserve the house. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | High Uptown Historic District |
| Coordinates | 32.47668, -84.98884 (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.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 80001128.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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