Downtown Millen Historic District

The Downtown Millen Historic District is a 47 acres (19 ha) historic district in Millen, Georgia, United States, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. It then included 44 contributing buildings, four contributing structures, and two contributing objects.[1]

Downtown Millen Historic District
LocationAlong Cotton Ave. roughly bounded by N. Hendrix St., E. Winthrope Ave., N. Masonic St., and the RR line, Millen, Georgia
Coordinates32°48′08″N 81°56′24″W / 32.802222°N 81.94°W / 32.802222; -81.94
Area47 acres (19 ha)
NRHP reference No.96001340[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1996

It also included 15 non-contributing buildings.[2]

Notable properties in the district include:

Landmark name Image Date Built Style Location Description
Millen City Hall 1936 (see accompanying photo #3)
Former passenger depot c.1910 Now freight depot (photo #6)
Former freight depot (1900) 1900 By 1996 this was Millen Chamber of Commerce/museum (photo #10)
Daniel Building late 1800s corner of Cotton Avenue and North Gray Street Has "stencil-cut pressed tin cornice, granite window sills, and segmenta1 brick arches over

second-floor windows" (photos #5,7)

Godbee building 1905 Two-story brick building built by John Edenfield (photo #5)
Kenwin Building 1893 (photo #8)
former Bank of Millen (1954) 1954 (photo #8)
former First National Bank (c. 1900) c.1900 a two-story building (photo #15)
U.S. Post Office 1938 Colonial Revival corner of East Winthrope Avenue and North Daniel Street Has "front entrance with engaged pilasters and fanlight, marble trim, cornice, steps, and platform and a flat composition roof enclosed by parapet wall." Approved cost of $65,000 was allowed for the site, building, and administration, under the Emergency Construction Program Act.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Lisa Raflo (October 1, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Downtown Millen Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved April 22, 2017. With 23 photos.
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