Broad Street Historic District

Broad St. between 5th and 13th Sts., Augusta, Georgia. County/parish: Richmond.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 28, 1980. NRIS 80001226.

158 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • See Also:Lamar Southern Finance Building

From Wikipedia:

Broad Street Historic District (Augusta, Georgia)

The Broad Street Historic District in Augusta, Georgia is a 70 acres (28 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1980. It includes 158 contributing buildings.

The Historic District portion of Broad Street stretches from 13th to 5th Streets. Starting at 13th Street (U.S. Route 25 Business), Broad Street picks up the US 25 Business designation. This section has double-sided median parking. At 11th Street, the open parking in the median ends and a shaded, submerged parking pit in the median begins. This is Broad Street at its widest point. At the intersection with 6th Street, the chamber of commerce building can be found in the median.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209351

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