High Uptown Historic District

The High Uptown Historic District, in Columbus, Georgia, is a 20 acres (8.1 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The listing included 39 contributing buildings and 18 non-contributing ones.[1][2]

High Uptown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Roughly bounded by 2nd and 3rd Aves. between Railroad and 13th Sts., Columbus, Georgia
Coordinates	32°28′25″N 84°59′22″W
Area	20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built	1838
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
MPS	Columbus MRA
NRHP reference No.	04000669[1]
Added to NRHP	July 7, 2004

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:

1. Peabody-Warner House, NRHP-listed in 1970
2. Lion House, NRHP-listed in 1972;
3. Rankin House (c.1860), NRHP-listed in 1972;
4. Illges House (c.1850), NRHP-listed in June 1973;
5. Bullard-Hart House, NRHP-listed in July 1977;
6. 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"[1])
7. Building at 1400 3rd Avenue, NRHP-listed in September 1980,
8. Building at 1617 3rd Avenue, NRHP-listed in September 1980,
9. Building at 1619 3rd Avenue, NRHP-listed in September 1980,
10. Building at 1625 3rd Avenue (c.1889), Greek Revival cottage,[3] NRHP-listed in September 1980,
11. Walter Cargill House, NRHP-listed in September 1980,
12. Garrett-Bullock House, NRHP-listed in September 1980,
13. John Paul Illges House, NRHP-listed in September 1980,
14. Methodist Tabernacle, NRHP-listed in September 1980,
15. George Phillips House, NRHP-listed in September 1980,
16. Sixteenth Street School, NRHP-listed in September 1980,
17. Ernest Woodruff House, NRHP-listed in September 1980,
18. Henry Lindsay Woodruff Second House, NRHP-listed in September 1980,
19. Building at 1531 3rd Avenue, NRHP-listed in December 1980,
20. Building at 1519 3rd Avenue, NRHP-listed in December 1980,
21. William L. Cooke House, NRHP-listed in December 1980,
22. Elisha P. Dismukes House, NRHP-listed in December 1980,
23. Isaac Maund House, NRHP-listed in December 1980,
24. Henry Lindsay Woodruff House, NRHP-listed in December 1980.[2]

The oldest buildings are the Illges House (c.1850) and the Rankin House (c.1860).[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Holly L. Anderson; Tracy Dean (May 10, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: High Uptown Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved June 22, 2018. With accompanying 26 photos
3. NRHP doc for Building at 1625 3rd Avenue