Shellman Historic District

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Shellman Historic District
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Location Roughly bounded by Dean, Church, Mary Lou, Ward, Pecan and Pine Sts., Shellman, Georgia
Coordinates 31°45′31″N84°36′51″W / 31.758611°N 84.614167°W / 31.758611; -84.614167 Coordinates: 31°45′31″N84°36′51″W / 31.758611°N 84.614167°W / 31.758611; -84.614167
Area 200 acres (0.81 km2)
Built by Multiple
Architectural style Classical Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian
NRHP reference # 85001935 [1]
Added to NRHP August 29, 1985

The Shellman Historic District is a 200 acres (0.81 km2) historic district in Shellman in Randolph County, Georgia which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It included 163 contributing buildings and a contributing site. [1]

Shellman, Georgia City in Georgia, United States

Shellman is a city in Randolph County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,166 at the 2000 census. Buildings in the commercial center have been designated as an historic district and listed in 1985 on the National Register of Historic Places.

Randolph County, Georgia county in Georgia, USA

Randolph County is a county located in the southwestern portion of the US state of Georgia and is considered part of the Black Belt, historically an area of plantations. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,719, less than half its peak population in 1910, when there were numerous agricultural workers. The county seat is Cuthbert.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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Shellman Railroad Depot

Per its NRHP nomination, "The Shellman Historic District includes Shellman's intact historic, residential, and commercial resources, several historic churches, a railroad depot, and the city cemetery." It was deemed "historically significant in terms of community planning and development, transportation, architecture, landscape architecture, commerce, and local history." [2]

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