Georgia - Muscogee County - Historic Districts
Muscogee County Georgia (Historic Districts) has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Columbus Historic District, Columbus Historic District (Boundary Increase), Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District, Hillcrest--Wildwood Circle Historic District and Bibb City Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Muscogee County historic places including Carson McCullars and George Gunby I Jordon.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Muscogee County places including Edward Lloyd Thomas, Algernon Blair, James J.W. Sr. Biggers, Biggers, James J.W., Sr., James J. W. Biggers, Stephen Button, Hickman and Martin, Duncan, F. Roy, et al., Barringer and Morton and R. Kennon Perry. Prominent architectural styles found in Muscogee Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Greek Revival and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Bibb City Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000037)
Roughly bounded by Chattahoochee River, Woodland Cir., 2nd Ave. and 35th St. , Bibb City
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Blair, Algernon
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Industry, Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Clubhouse, Manufacturing Facility, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Clubhouse, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Columbus Historic District (added 1969 - - #69000045)
Roughly bounded by 9th and 4th sts., 4th Ave., and the Chattahoochee River , Columbus
F\u00e6, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Georgian, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Columbus Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1988 - - #88002048)
Also known as See Also:Columbus Historic District
Bounded by Ninth and Fourth Sts., Chattahoochee River and Fourth Ave. , Columbus
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thomas,Edward Lloyd
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Education, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Single Dwelling
Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District (added 1978 - - #78000995)
Also known as See Also:Columbus Iron Works
Columbus River from 8th St. N. to 38th St. , Columbus
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Water Works
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Water Works
Columbus Manufacturing Company (added 2007 - - #07000699)
Also known as West Point Pepperell and West Point Stevens Company, Johnston Mill
3201 1st Av. , Columbus
Martin H., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Dinglewood Historic District (added 2001 - - #01001248)
Bounded by 13th and 16th Ave., 13th St., and Wynnton Rd. , Columbus
ItsMeItsMeItsIsaacT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Barringer and Morton, Duncan, F. Roy, et al.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic, Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Park, Single Dwelling
Green Island Ranch (added 1997 - - #97000030)
6551 Green Island Dr. , Columbus
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Perry, R. Kennon, Hickman and Martin
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival
Historic Person:
Jordon, George Gunby I
Significant Year:
1922, 1921, 1905
Area of Significance:
Social History, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
High Uptown Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000669)
Roughly bounded by 2nd and 3rd Aves. between Railroad and 13th Sts. , Columbus
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Button, Stephen
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Hillcrest--Wildwood Circle Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001748)
Roughly bounded by Wildwood Ave., 13th and 17th Sts., and Dixon Dr. , Columbus
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
McCullars, Carson
Significant Year:
1887, 1890, 1838
Area of Significance:
Literature, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Peacock Woods-Dimon Circle Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000134)
Bounded by Cherokee and Forest Aves. and 13th and 17 Sts. , Columbus
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Biggers, James J.W. Sr., et.al.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Rankin Square (added 1977 - - #77000440)
Also known as See Also:Springer Opera House;First National Bank;Rankin Hot
Bounded by Broadway, 1st Ave., 10th and 11th Sts. , Columbus
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thomas,Edward Lloyd
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Waverly Terrace (added 1983 - - #83003598)
Also known as NR Control No. 0228800634
Roughly bounded by Hamilton Rd., Peabody Ave., 27th and 30th Sts. , Columbus
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Mission/Spanish Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Weracoba--St. Elmo Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000665)
Also known as Lakebottom;See Also:St. Elmo;Highland Hall
Roughly bounded by 13th and Virginia Sts., 13th, 15th, 16th and Cherokee Aves. and Talbotton Rd. , Muscogee
Ken Owens Photography, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Biggers, James J. W., Et al.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Greek Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Sport Facility
Wynn's Hill--Overlook--Oak Circle Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000403)
Roughly bounded by Bradley Rd., Buena Vista Rd., Overlook Ave., Crest Dr., and Oakview Ave. , Columbus
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Biggers, James J.W. Sr.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Garden, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Museum, Park, Plaza, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Wynnton Village Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000622)
Roughly bounded by Wildwood Ave., Forest Ave., 18th St., 13th St., 16th ave. Wynnton Rd. , Columbus
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Biggers, James J.W., Sr.
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Library, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
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