The Porterdale Historic District in Porterdale, Georgia is a 525 acres (212 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Its area is roughly the city limits of Porterdale north of Elm St., and it includes Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival, and other architecture. In 2001 it included 496 contributing buildings and eight contributing structures.[1] It also included 37 non-contributing buildings and a non-contributing object.[2]
Porterdale Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly the city limits of Porterdale north of Elm St., Porterdale, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 33°34′23″N 83°53′45″W / 33.57306°N 83.89583°W |
| Area | 525 acres (212 ha) |
| Built | 1871 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival, other |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000974[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 17, 2001 |
It includes three mill complexes and mill worker housing.[2]
It includes:
- Porterdale Mill (1899), built on the north bank of the Yellow River (Yellow River (Georgia)?), a three-story brick building stretching about 800 feet (240 m) along the river, with a four-story tower (see photos #3-#8 accompanying the NRHP nomination document)
- Welaunee Mill (c.1920), on south bank of the Yellow River, a two-story brick mill with a three-story tower (see photo #1).
- Osprey Mill (1916), the largest of the three mills, covering two square blocks in the center of town (see photos 35, 36, 37, 41)[2]
Other properties in the district include:
- Porter Memorial Gymnasium, 2201 Main St, Porterdale, Georgia (1938),[3] designed by architect Ellamae Ellis League.[2] Damaged by fire in October 2005, it was converted in an adaptive reuse to become an outdoor event center,[4] winning a Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation award.[5][6] (See photo #12 in NRHP document.)
Edward Lloyd Thomas (surveyor) had some involvement with the district.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Moffson, Steven (July 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Porterdale Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved May 1, 2017. With 71 photos from October 2001.
- ^ "Porterdale is Georgia's 85th Certified Local Government". Georgia Department of Natural Resources Historic Preservation Division. January 30, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
The City of Porterdale is currently involved in several preservation projects, including the rehabilitation of the Colonial Revival-style Porter Memorial Gymnasium. Built in 1938, the historic gymnasium was designed by noted Macon architect Ellamae Ellis League and served as a community space until burning in 2005. The city broke ground on rehabilitating the gymnasium earlier this month.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Knowles, Barbara (May 17, 2013). "Care being given to restore Porterdale Gym as architect intended". Rockdale Newton Citizen. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "Porter Memorial Gymnasium". Lominack Kolman Smith Architects. 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2017. (Includes 9 photos of the building).
- ^ "2015 Preservation Awards: Excellence in Preservation – Porter Memorial Gymnasium, Porterdale, Newton County". Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. 2015. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
Constructed in 1938, the Porter Memorial Gymnasium was a gift to the city of Porterdale from Oliver and Julia Porter, owners of the Bibb Manufacturing Company.