Columbus Historic District in

Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee ...

is a

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains historic building, older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal p ...

that was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

in 1969. Its area was increased in 1988. The original district included 20 city blocks and nine partial city blocks, and was bounded by the

Chattahoochee River The Chattahoochee River () is a river in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern United States. It forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida and Georgia border. It ...

on the west, Ninth Street on the north, Fourth Avenue ( U.S. Highway 27) on the east, and Fourth Street on the south. with The expanded district included 343

contributing buildings In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic dist ...

, one other structure, three sites, and one object (an 1879 Confederate war memorial). with Fifteen of the historic houses had been moved but were still deemed to contribute to the historic character of the district. It includes the antebellum

octagon house Octagon houses are eight-sided houses that were popular in the United States and Canada mostly in the 1850s. They are characterized by an octagonal (eight-sided) Floor plan, plan and often feature a flat roof and a veranda that circles the hous ...

at 527 1st Avenue, a

National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a National Register of Historic Places property types, building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the Federal government of the United States, United States government f ...

, named

Octagon House Octagon houses are eight-sided houses that were popular in the United States and Canada mostly in the 1850s. They are characterized by an octagonal (eight-sided) Floor plan, plan and often feature a flat roof and a veranda that circles the hous ...

or May's Folly.

References

Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Georgian architecture in Georgia (U.S. state) Greek Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state) Victorian architecture in Georgia (U.S. state) Historic districts in Columbus, Georgia National Register of Historic Places in Muscogee County, Georgia {{GeorgiaUS-NRHP-stub

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