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West Avenue – Roberts Street Residential Historic District

Coordinates: 34°26′05″N 83°06′36″W / 34.43472°N 83.11000°W / 34.43472; -83.11000
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West Avenue – Roberts Street Residential Historic District
West Avenue – Roberts Street Residential Historic District is located in Georgia
West Avenue – Roberts Street Residential Historic District
LocationBetween Mason and Jones Sts., Lavonia, Georgia
Coordinates34°26′05″N 83°06′36″W / 34.43472°N 83.11000°W / 34.43472; -83.11000
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
ArchitectWilburn, Leila Ross; Multiple
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian
MPSLavonia MRA
NRHP reference No.83000225[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b 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