North Tallapoosa Residential Historic District

The North Tallapoosa Residential Historic District, in Tallapoosa, Georgia, is a 126 acres (51 ha) historic district roughly centered on int. Bowden St. and Manning St. The listing included 157 contributing buildings and a contributing site.[1] It also included 71 non-contributing buildings and a non-contributing site.[2]

North Tallapoosa Residential Historic District
North Tallapoosa Residential Historic District is located in Georgia
North Tallapoosa Residential Historic District
LocationRoughly centered on int. Bowden St. and Manning ST., Tallapoosa, Georgia
Coordinates33°45′01″N 85°17′24″W
Area126 acres (51 ha)
Built1882
EngineerCharles D. Camp
Architectural styleColonial, Mid 19th Century Revival
NRHP reference No.03000405[1]
Added to NRHPMay 9, 2003

Included in the district are:

  • Tallapoosa Presbyterian Church (c.1891) a Gothic Revival-style church with a corner entrance tower, moved in 1905
  • Methodist Episcopal Church (later Pentecostal Holiness Church) (c. 1895–1903), similar, moved in 1915
  • Methodist Episcopal Church South (later United Methodist Church) (c. 1918–19), brick Classical Revival
  • First Baptist Church (1952), brick Colonial Revival-style
  • Tallapoosa High School (1936), later the Tallapoosa Elementary School.[2]

Engineer Charles D. Camp was responsible for the town's 1882 plan.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Holly L. Anderson; Dan Latham (March 18, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: North Tallapoosa Residential Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved July 9, 2018. With accompanying 47 photos


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