Dinglewood Historic District
Why it's listed
Dinglewood is a compact residential neighborhood east of downtown Columbus, Georgia, laid out around a circular private park. It grew from a 30-acre antebellum estate purchased in 1857 by Colonel Joel Early Hurt, whose Italianate house, designed by the Columbus firm Barringer and Morton, was completed in 1859. Two small craftsmen's houses from about 1858 still stand beside it. The estate was subdivided into single-family lots between 1917 and 1946, and the new houses reflect popular styles of the day, including Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival, plus later cottages and ranch houses through 1951. Architect John C. Martin, Jr. designed several of them. Granite pillars mark three entrances, and the curving drives and park have always been privately maintained. The city bought the northern 19 acres in 1946 for a public park, which holds a c.1930 Boy Scout clubhouse. The district is notable for its intact architecture and for being a private enclave on a former estate.
Significance in brief: The district is significant for architecture because it contains intact examples of common mid-19th and early 20th-century Georgia house types and styles, several designed by prominent Columbus architects. It is also significant for community planning and development as a private enclave of homes built on a former antebellum estate, which the nomination calls unusual in Georgia.
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 01001248, listed November 21, 2001. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Bounded by 13th and 16th Ave., 13th St., and Wynnton Rd., Columbus |
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| County | Muscogee County |
| Listed | November 21, 2001 |
| Reference number | 01001248 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | c.1858 - 1951 |
| Architect / builder | Barringer and Morton (architects and builders, Columbus, GA); F. Roy Duncan (architect, Columbus, GA); John C. Martin, Jr. (architect, Columbus, GA) |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian: Italianate; Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Current functions listed are single dwelling, park and clubhouse; the district remains largely residential. Circle Park and the streets are privately owned and maintained. |
| Acreage | 27 |
| Coordinates | 32.46981, -84.97127 (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 01001248.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5278229
- This listing as JSON
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