South Main Street Residential Historic District (Statesboro, Georgia)

South Main Street Residential Historic District in Statesboro, Georgia is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1] It consists of 15 contributing buildings on properties along South Main Street and is bordered on the west by Walnut Street and on the east by railroad tracks.[2]

South Main Street Residential Historic District
LocationRoughly College Ln., Southern Railway right-of-way, Walnut, Mikell, and S. Main Sts., Statesboro, Georgia
Coordinates32°26′25″N 81°47′1″W
Built1910
ArchitectAverott, K.B.; Franklin, A.J.
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne, American Foursquare
MPSDowntown Statesboro MPS
NRHP reference No.89001161[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 6, 1989

It was deemed significant architecturally as collection of early 20th-century bungalows that make up an intact neighborhood of single-family homes. The houses were built during 1910 to 1930. The majority of the houses are 1- or ​1 1⁄2-story houses with wide porches, broad roofs, and Craftsman woodwork details. The neighborhood includes an American Foursquare house and a few with Victorian Eclectic details.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Janice E. Adams and Richard Cloues (July 12, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: South Main Street Residential Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved August 9, 2016. with five photos


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