Whittier Mill Village

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Whittier Mills Historic District
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Whittier Mill Park
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Location of Whittier Mill neighborhood in Metro Atlanta
LocationRoughly the jct. of Bolton Rd. and Parrot Ave., approx. 7 mi. NW of central business district of Atlanta, Georgia
Coordinates 33°48′39″N84°28′39″W / 33.810713°N 84.477443°W / 33.810713; -84.477443 Coordinates: 33°48′39″N84°28′39″W / 33.810713°N 84.477443°W / 33.810713; -84.477443
Area30 acres (12 ha)
ArchitectParsons and Wait
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 01000972 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 2001

Whittier Mill Village, originally Chattahoochee, a recognized neighborhood of Atlanta on the Upper Westside of Atlanta. It is roughly contiguous with the Whittier Mills Historic District, both locally- and NRHP-listed. The mill and the adjacent village were founded in 1895. The area is a good example of a Southern mill and village. Only remnants of the mill remain. However, the housing areas mostly have survived.

In 2001, the historic district included 98 contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and one contributing site, as well as 16 non-contributing buildings. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Holly L. Anderson, Don Rooney and Laura C. Lieberman (July 23, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Whittier Mills Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved April 4, 2017. With 23 photos.