Building at 1625 Third Avenue
Why it's listed
This one-story cottage at 1625 3rd Avenue in Columbus, Georgia, dates to about 1889 and is built in the Greek Revival style. It is a wood frame house on brick piers, with horizontal weatherboarding and a symmetrical front facade centered on a simple door. Its roof is the local parameter type, made of four equal trapezoids rising to a small flat apex. The vented peak lets convection currents cool the house through long, humid summers. A later brick porch sits under the main roof, with boxed Tuscan columns and bracketed fretwork; the columns were reworked and rear rooms added around 1930. The house appears on Sanborn maps of 1889 and 1895. By 1894 the Willis family, who all worked in local mills, lived here, which suggests the house was built for working-class residents. It is valued locally both as a representative Greek Revival cottage and for its characteristic Columbus roofline. It remains a private dwelling.
Significance in brief: The house is significant in local history because an entire family of mill workers lived there soon after it was built, suggesting it was built for the working class. It is significant in architecture as an example of the Greek Revival cottage in Columbus and for its parameter roof, a form used in many local houses. The roof's high central peak and vented flat apex helps cool the house in hot, humid summers.
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 80001139, listed September 29, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1625 Third Ave., Columbus |
|---|---|
| County | Muscogee County |
| Listed | September 29, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80001139 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival cottage |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as a private dwelling in current use; porch columns were reworked and rooms added at the rear around 1930. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | High Uptown Historic District |
| Coordinates | 32.47727, -84.98915 (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 80001139.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q134400009
- This listing as JSON
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