Sand_Hills_Historic_District

Sand Hills Historic District

Sand Hills Historic District

Historic district in Georgia, United States

The Sand Hills Historic District in Augusta, Georgia is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1] The district included 334 contributing buildings and a contributing site in a 231 acres (0.93 km2) area roughly bounded by Monte Sano and North View Aves., Mount Auburn St., Johns Rd., and the Augusta Country Club.[1]

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It is also known as Elizabethtown Historic District.

Buildings on Fleming Avenue

The district "is a historic African-American neighborhood located in the western part of Augusta adjacent to the National Register-listed Summerville Historic District. The neighborhood is laid out in an incomplete grid pattern and consists of a historic African-American cemetery, residential buildings, commercial buildings, community landmark buildings, and landscaped yards and median of a road. The neighborhood's development is closely associated with the development of the Summerville neighborhood. The Sand Hills Historic District has statewide significance in the areas of Architecture, Ethnic Heritage: African American, Community Planning and Development, and Landscape Architecture."[2]

It is roughly bounded by Monte Sano Ave., North View Avenue, Mount Auburn Street, Johns Road, and the Augusta Country Club.[2]

It borders on the Augusta Country Club, which itself borders on the Augusta National Golf Club.

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References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. [2]
    Griff Pollaty; Amy Pallante (May 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sand Hills Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved November 7, 2019. With accompanying 22 photos from 1996
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