Waycross Historic District

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Waycross Historic District

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Location Roughly bounded by Plant Ave., Williams, Lee, Chandler, and Stephen Sts., Waycross, Georgia
Coordinates 31°12′19″N82°21′16″W / 31.205278°N 82.354444°W / 31.205278; -82.354444 Coordinates: 31°12′19″N82°21′16″W / 31.205278°N 82.354444°W / 31.205278; -82.354444
Area 178 acres (72 ha)
Built 1895
Architectural style Late Victorian, Second Empire
NRHP reference # 76000656 [1]
Added to NRHP June 29, 1976

The Waycross Historic District is a 178-acre (72 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

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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The district then included 237 contributing buildings and one contributing structure. [2]

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