Elisha P. Dismukes House
Why it's listed
Built around 1902 at 1515 3rd Avenue in Columbus, Georgia, this two-story weatherboard frame house follows an ell plan with a truncated hip and gable roof, four interior chimneys and a one-story porch across the front. The central entrance has sidelights and a transom, and a boxed cornice with gable returns and brackets finishes the eaves. City directories first list the address in 1902, when Elisha P. Dismukes lived there. Over the following years he served as an officer of the Georgia Manufacturing Company, Dismukes Grocery Company, Albright Manufacturing Company and the Columbus, Georgia Buggy Company. He stayed until 1918, when his son moved in and lived there until about 1925. The house was recognized for this link to a prominent Columbus family and for its architecture. Classical revival details, including the porch, 1/1 sash windows and quoins, appear on a late Victorian form, and no other residence in its neighborhood uses quoins of this type. Part of the porch was enclosed about 1950.
Significance in brief: The house is significant to local history as the home of Elisha P. Dismukes, a Columbus businessman whose family was important to the city's development. It is also significant architecturally as a late Victorian house where the builder used classical revival features such as 1/1 sash windows, a classical porch and quoins. It is the only residence in its survey area with quoins of this type.
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 80001164, listed December 2, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1515 3rd Ave., Columbus |
|---|---|
| County | Muscogee County |
| Listed | December 2, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80001164 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian with classical revival features |
| Areas of significance | Industry, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Current use is a boarding house; condition described as fair, with a section of the porch enclosed around 1950. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | High Uptown Historic District |
| Coordinates | 32.47483, -84.98920 (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.
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 80001164.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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