Whittier Mill Village
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Whittier Mills Historic District | |
Location | Roughly the jct. of Bolton Rd. and Parrot Ave., approx. 7 mi. NW of central business district ofAtlanta,Georgia |
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Coordinates | 33°48′39″N84°28′39″W/ 33.810713°N 84.477443°W |
Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
Architect | Parsons and Wait |
Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival |
NRHP referenceNo. | 01000972[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 13, 2001 |
Whittier Mill Village,originallyChattahoochee,a recognizedneighborhood of Atlantaon theUpper WestsideofAtlanta.It is roughly contiguous with theWhittier Mills Historic District,both locally- andNRHP-listed. The mill and the adjacent village were founded in 1895. The area is a good example of a Southern mill and village. Only remnants of the mill remain. However, the housing areas mostly have survived.
In 2001, thehistoric districtincluded 98contributing buildings,one contributing structure, and one contributing site, as well as 16 non-contributing buildings.[2]
References
[edit]- ^"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.July 9, 2010.
- ^Holly L. Anderson, Don Rooney and Laura C. Lieberman (July 23, 2001)."National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Whittier Mills Historic District".National Park Service.RetrievedApril 4,2017.With23 photos.
External links
[edit]- "Whittier Mill", City of Atlanta- detailed history, architectural description, and further references about Whittier Mill
- Whitter Mill Village Neighborhood Association
- "Whittier Mill Village",Creative Loafing
- Whittier Cotton Mill and Villagehistorical marker
Categories:
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Company towns in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Cotton mills in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places in Atlanta
- Colonial Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Buildings and structures completed in 1895
- Georgia (U.S. state) Registered Historic Place stubs