Denson, William H., House
Why it's listed
This one-story Eastlake cottage at 930 5th Avenue in Columbus, Georgia, dates to 1904. It has an ell plan, a truncated hip roof with a gable over the ell, weatherboard frame walls, a brick foundation and an asphalt shingle roof. The front facade has five bays, and the porch runs from the projecting ell to the end of the house, with turned supports and balusters and spool gingerbread. The gable end has boxed cornice returns and a diamond vent. Inside, four rooms follow a variation of a central hall plan. City directories list the address first in 1904, with William H. Denson, an agent for a Scranton, Pennsylvania correspondence school, living there with his wife. By 1906 a grocer had taken the address. The house matters locally for that association and for its architecture, as one of very few Eastlake cottages in the downtown black area. It and its neighbor are exact copies of each other with the plans reversed. It sits among late Victorian cottages and is in good condition.
Significance in brief: The nomination cites local history significance because the house was apparently built for William H. Denson, an agent for an out-of-state correspondence school. It cites architectural significance as one of very few Eastlake cottages in the downtown black area, and it is an exact mirror-plan copy of its neighbor.
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 80001162, listed September 29, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 930 5th Ave., Columbus |
|---|---|
| County | Muscogee County |
| Listed | September 29, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80001162 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Eastlake |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Described as in good condition and in use as a private dwelling. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 32.46410, -84.98614 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 80001162.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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