The High Uptown Historic District, in

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, is a

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which was listed on the

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in 2004. The listing included 39

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and 18 non-contributing ones. The district is roughly bounded by 2nd and 3rd Avenues between Railroad and 13th Streets. The district included 24 properties already listed on the National Register, including: # Peabody-Warner House, NRHP-listed in 1970 # Lion House, NRHP-listed in 1972; # Rankin House (c.1860), NRHP-listed in 1972; # Illges House (c.1850), NRHP-listed in June 1973; # Bullard-Hart House, NRHP-listed in July 1977; # House at 1628 3rd Avenue, (reported to be NRHP-listed in April 1979 but no longer or not ever NRHP-listed, has listing code "DR") # Building at 1400 3rd Avenue, NRHP-listed in September 1980, # Building at 1617 3rd Avenue, NRHP-listed in September 1980, # Building at 1619 3rd Avenue, NRHP-listed in September 1980, # Building at 1625 3rd Avenue (c.1889), Greek Revival cottage,NRHP doc for Building at 1625 3rd Avenue NRHP-listed in September 1980, # Walter Cargill House, NRHP-listed in September 1980, #

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, NRHP-listed in September 1980, # John Paul Illges House, NRHP-listed in September 1980, #

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, NRHP-listed in September 1980, # George Phillips House, NRHP-listed in September 1980, # Sixteenth Street School, NRHP-listed in September 1980, # Ernest Woodruff House, NRHP-listed in September 1980, # Henry Lindsay Woodruff Second House, NRHP-listed in September 1980, # Building at 1531 3rd Avenue, NRHP-listed in December 1980, # Building at 1519 3rd Avenue, NRHP-listed in December 1980, # William L. Cooke House, NRHP-listed in December 1980, # Elisha P. Dismukes House, NRHP-listed in December 1980, # Isaac Maund House, NRHP-listed in December 1980, # Henry Lindsay Woodruff House, NRHP-listed in December 1980. With The oldest buildings are the Illges House (c.1850) and the Rankin House (c.1860).

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