Georgia Avenue-Butler Avenue Historic District
National Register Listing
Street Address:
Georgia, Butler Aves. and Martintown Rd., North Augusta, SC (Aiken County)
NRHP Nomination Form
Additional Documentation (re:removal of contributing property)
Record Number:
S10817702017
Description and Narrative:
Located in a predominantly residential area of North Augusta, the Georgia Avenue-Butler Avenue Historic District is on a hill overlooking the city of Augusta, Georgia. The district contains four buildings of particular historical or architectural importance plus twelve supporting properties, which include houses, an old family burial ground, open space, and an undeveloped lot. Only three buildings located within the district do not contribute. The sixteen total properties in the district illustrate the growth of the area from the time it was part of an antebellum plantation through its development as a winter resort and year-round residential community for Augusta area professionals around the turn of the twentieth century. Most of the buildings were constructed between 1900 and 1930 and represent a range of vernacular residential designs including Classical Revival, Queen Anne/Victorian era, Colonial Revival, and Tudor Revival. One of the key properties is a plantation house that was built around 1859, two of the other key properties are buildings associated with a hotel that stood from 1903 to 1916. The district also contains an old family cemetery. Listed in the National Register April 5, 1984.
NOTE: The second property in the nomination on the list of "Key Properties Contributing to the Character of the Historic District" is the Palmetto Lodge (built ca. 1903). The Palmetto Lodge at 1208 Georgia Avenue is no longer a contributing property in this district due to its destruction by a fire that engulfed the building on the evening of September 4, 2008. (Additional documentation provided April 25, 2016.)
Period of Significance:
1859;circa 1859 – 1930;19th century;20th century
Level of Significance:
Local
Area of Significance:
Architecture;Other
National Register Determination:
listed
Date of Certification:
April 5 1984
