Conyers Residential Historic District | |
Location | NW of the central business district, roughly along Main St., Milstead Ave., and Railroad St., Conyers, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 33°40′15″N84°1′13″W / 33.67083°N 84.02028°W |
Area | 85 acres (34 ha) |
Built | 1840 |
Architect | Neel Reid, Willis F. Denny |
Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 90000947 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 5, 1990 |
The Conyers Residential Historic District is an irregularly-shaped historic district in Conyers, Georgia, the only city in Rockdale County, Georgia, located 24 miles east of Atlanta. The district's development dates from the 1840s. [2]
It has examples of high style architecture, including the Pierce Home Place (c. 1840s) Greek Revival style, at 988 Milstead Avenue. [2]
Atlanta architect Neel Reid designed the Langford House (1913, see photo 1), at 900 Main Street, which has a mix of Classical Revival and Italian Renaissance styles. It has identical side porches and a front porch with a columned portico. [2]
Atlanta architect Willis Denny designed the Methodist church (1902, see photo 35), Late Gothic Revival, in red brick. [2]
The district has three other churches:
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1] It was deemed significant for its architecture and in the area of community planning and development, the latter "because it reflects how a small railroad town grew to accommodate not only the railroad but also the major roads leading to other nearby towns. It was this irregular growth, rather than a planned grid pattern, which became the core of this district. The district developed in a radiating pattern from the wedge-shaped central business district. Railroad, Main, and Milstead are the three main arteries where development occurred." [2] : 10
In 1990, the district included 120 contributing buildings, one other contributing structure, and 16 non-contributing buildings. [2] : 2
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