Eleven new sites have been added to the Georgia Register of Historic Places, following approval by Georgia’s National Register Review Board at its October 24, 2025 meeting. This board evaluates nominations for both the state and national registers. Being listed on the Georgia Register is a required step before a site can be considered for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.
The new additions represent a wide range of historic resources from across the state. The newly listed properties include First Federal Savings & Loan Association Headquarters (Savannah), Waleska Elementary School (Waleska), Chalk Level Historic District (Newnan), Euharlee Elementary School (Rockmart), Brooks Historic District (Brooks), The Building at 220 Sunset Avenue (Atlanta), Atlanta Constitution Building (Atlanta), Granada Apartments (Atlanta), Mark Inn East (Atlanta), Milton Avenue School (Atlanta), and Stewart Avenue Industrial Historic District (Atlanta).
According to the press release, “Nomination to the Georgia Register, and subsequently to the National Register, is part of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs’ (DCA) mission to build strong, vibrant communities. These nominations encompass a diverse range of history and resource types across the state.”
The DCA’s Historic Preservation Division encourages increased public awareness through sharing this information in hopes that it will lead to more preservation efforts and greater appreciation for how historic places impact social and economic life.
Descriptions provided by DCA highlight each property’s significance. For example:
– The First Federal Savings & Loan Association Headquarters in Savannah is noted as a six-story International Style building that served as headquarters for Savannah’s largest savings institution during major city development.
– Waleska Elementary School exemplifies consolidated public school design intended to replace smaller rural schools in Cherokee County.
– The Chalk Level Historic District in Newnan is recognized as one of the oldest documented African American communities in Newnan, with notable connections to education, religion, housing, and healthcare within Black history.
– Euharlee Elementary School represents mid-20th century investment in white public education in Rockmart.
– Brooks Historic District preserves a railroad-centered crossroads town typical of early Fayette County development.
– The Building at 220 Sunset Avenue stands as an important site linked to Atlanta’s civil rights movement and Dr. Irene Dobbs Jackson’s efforts toward library integration.
– Atlanta Constitution Building is noted for its Streamline Moderne architecture and association with Pulitzer Prize-winning editor Ralph McGill.
– Granada Apartments demonstrates Spanish Revival style garden apartment design from early twentieth-century Atlanta.
– Mark Inn East remains as an intact example from a locally owned motel chain reflecting changes in roadside hospitality trends.
– Milton Avenue School was among Atlanta’s first urban public schools designed with modular expansion capabilities for growing neighborhoods.
– Stewart Avenue Industrial Historic District documents Atlanta’s industrialization through its collection of commercial buildings tied closely to transportation infrastructure shifts.
Each nomination was sponsored by various organizations or individuals who prepared supporting documentation.
The DCA’s programs include environmental review, grants, tax incentives, surveys, community assistance initiatives, and oversight of both state and national historic registers. Its mission focuses on promoting preservation for community benefit throughout Georgia.
For further details about these listings or other programs offered by DCA’s Historic Preservation Division or general agency activities related to community development or affordable housing solutions across Georgia—including job creation support—visit dca.georgia.gov.
