Английская Википедия:Byron Historic District
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Шаблон:Infobox NRHP The Byron Historic District, in Byron, Georgia, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. The listing included 57 contributing buildings and a contributing structure on Шаблон:Convert.[1]
The district is Шаблон:Convert in size and runs roughly along the Central of Georgia Railroad tracks from Jackson St. to Vinson St., and includes parts of Boulevard, Main, Church and Academy Streets. It includes a commercial area and several residential areas.[2]
The commercial area includes a rehabilitated depot and warehouses along the railroad, and a number of brick and cast-concrete commercial buildings. The latter are mainly simple with little or no decoration. The commercial area includes:
- Byron Depot (c.1870[3] or c.1900,[2] wood frame railroad depot and caboose, restored in recent years[3]
- Woodman of the World building (c.1920), originally holding Farmers Bank and the Woodman of the World chapter, later an office building and post office.
- The Drugstore Cafe building (1915), originally Vinson's Drug Store, built of cast-concrete block, now a sandwich shop.
Community landmark buildings include:
- Old Methodist Church (c.1880), designed by architect M.M. Marshall, and, noncontributing: its education building (1922) whose remains are incorporated into the 1967 Methodist church.[2]
- Jail, brick, one-story, which, as of 1995, the local historical society was planning to occupy for its headquarters.[2] In 2019, the Byron Area Historical Society Headquarters is indeed located at 108 Jailhouse Alley.[3]
- School from 1950s (non-contributing) on site of old Byron School[2]
It also includes:
- Richardson-Collins House (1867), oldest house in district. Georgian cottage with Victorian decoration added later.[2]
- Ebenezer Jackson House (c.1870), second oldest. Georgian cottage with Victorian decoration added later.[2]
The Byron visitors' bureau also identifies the following selected buildings as relatively more notable.[3]
- Walker/Chisolm House (c.1860), 200 Main Street - David Walker family residence originally, now a commercial property.[2]
- Dr. Kay's Office, 103 East Heritage - Clinic from the 1930s, first of its kind in the area, where doctor and nurse team of Dr. and Mrs. J.B. Kay delivered more than 3,500 babies.[2]
- Vinson/Peavy/Chidester House (1911), 200 East Heritage - Eastlake Victorian
- New South Cottage (1890), 202 East Heritage - served as parsonage of Methodist church until 1928.[3]
References
Шаблон:National Register of Historic Places
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- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 Шаблон:Cite web A walking/driving tour brochure is available from the Byron Welcome Center (311 Highway 49N, Ste. 230) or from the Byron Area Historical Society Headquarters.
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- National Register of Historic Places in Peach County, Georgia
- Greek Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
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- Buildings and structures completed in 1874
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