Garrett-Bullock House
Why it's listed
St. James A.M.E. Church at 1002 6th Avenue in Columbus, Georgia, is a two-story Victorian Gothic Revival building on a raised granite basement, with solid brick upper floors and a slate roof. The sanctuary was built between 1875 and 1876 at a cost of $20,000, though the congregation dates to 1863. A central octagonal spire and two flanking octagonal turrets were added in 1886, and a semicircular apse with an altar and choir loft came later. Details include carved double doors, rounded-arch stained glass windows, buttressing and heavy corbelling. Inside, a balcony is reached by spiral stairs in the narthex. The church is noted as the second oldest congregation of its denomination in Georgia. For over a century it has been a religious center and a primary gathering place for large Black assemblies in the city, including during the Civil Rights Movement. It is also considered the finest Victorian Gothic Revival example in Columbus.
Significance in brief: The church is described as the second oldest congregation of the African Methodist Episcopal denomination in Georgia. It served as a major meeting place for Columbus's Black community, with one of the largest auditoriums available to Black residents before and during the Civil Rights Movement. It is also called the finest example of Victorian Gothic Revival in Columbus.
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 80001172, listed September 29, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence low).
Key facts
| Address | 1402 2nd Ave., Columbus |
|---|---|
| County | Muscogee County |
| Listed | September 29, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80001172 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Victorian Gothic Revival |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | In use as an A.M.E. church; described as in good condition, in a late Victorian residential area with some commercial encroachment. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | High Uptown Historic District |
| Coordinates | 32.47259, -84.99015 (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 80001172.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5523860
- This listing as JSON
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