West Avenue – Roberts Street Residential Historic District

West Avenue – Roberts Street Residential Historic District
Location Between Mason and Jones Sts., Lavonia, Georgia
Coordinates 34°26′05″N 83°06′36″W / 34.43472°N 83.11000°W / 34.43472; -83.11000Coordinates: 34°26′05″N 83°06′36″W / 34.43472°N 83.11000°W / 34.43472; -83.11000
Area 20 acres (8.1 ha)
Architect Wilburn, Leila Ross; Multiple
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian
MPS Lavonia MRA
NRHP reference # 83000225[1]
Added to NRHP September 1, 1983

The West Avenue – Roberts Street Residential Historic District in Lavonia, Georgia is a 20 acres (8.1 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The listing included 23 contributing buildings (houses) and a contributing site (a city park).[1][2]

The houses are mostly brick Craftsman bungalows or wood-frame Victorian cottages. The Judge Allen house at the corner of Roberts Street and Augusta Road, a one-a-half-story house, is one of the most distinguished. It has multiple gables, with dentil molding in the front gable, and fanlight windows.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Dale Jaeger (1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: West Avenue-Roberts Street Residential Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved June 26, 2018. With accompanying six photos from 1982
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