The Downtown Millen Historic District is a 47 acres (19 ha) historic district in Millen, Georgia which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. It then included 44 contributing buildings, four contributing structures, and two contributing objects.[1]
Downtown Millen Historic District | |
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| Location | Along Cotton Ave. roughly bounded by N. Hendrix St., E. Winthrope Ave., N. Masonic St., and the RR line, Millen, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 32°48′08″N 81°56′24″W / 32.802222°N 81.94°W |
| Area | 47 acres (19 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001340[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 15, 1996 |
It also included 15 non-contributing buildings.[2]
Notable properties in the district include:
| Landmark name | Image | Date Built | Style | Location | Description |
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| Millen City Hall | 1936 | (see accompanying photo #3) | |||
| Former passenger depot | c.1910 | Now freight depot (photo #6) | |||
| Former freight depot (1900) | .jpg)
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1900 | By 1996 this was Millen Chamber of Commerce/museum (photo #10) | ||
| Daniel Building | late 1800s | corner of Cotton Avenue and North Gray Street | Has "stencil-cut pressed tin cornice, granite window sills, and segmenta1 brick arches over
second-floor windows" (photos #5,7) | ||
| Godbee building | 1905 | Two-story brick building built by John Edenfield (photo #5) | |||
| Kenwin Building | 1893 | (photo #8) | |||
| former Bank of Millen (1954) | 1954 | (photo #8) | |||
| former First National Bank (c. 1900) | c.1900 | a two-story building (photo #15) | |||
| U.S. Post Office | .jpg)
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1938 | Colonial Revival | corner of East Winthrope Avenue and North Daniel Street | Has "front entrance with engaged pilasters and fanlight, marble trim, cornice, steps, and platform and a flat composition roof enclosed by parapet wall." Approved cost of $65,000 was allowed for the site, building, and administration, under the Emergency Construction Program Act.[2] |
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Lisa Raflo (October 1, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Downtown Millen Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved April 22, 2017. With 23 photos.
External links edit
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