121 Temple Street - North Villa Rica Commercial Historic District - Villa Rica, GA
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YoSam.
N 33° 43.911 W 084° 55.125
16S E 692817 N 3734369
These building have been re-numbered, today this building is 113 Main St.
Waymark Code: WMZYMN
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 01/24/2019
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County of building: Carroll County
Location of building: Main St. 4th bldg. W. of Velvin Ave., Villa Rica
Originally: W. F. Strickland
and Son Carriage Repository
Current: Los Cowboys Mexican Restaurant
"The North Villa Rica Commercial Historic District includes five blocks of commercial buildings north
of the rail line. These blocks consist of mostly attached one-story brick commercial buildings
constructed between 1900 and 1929. Many buildings in the district feature a center entrance flanked
by display windows and some decorative brickwork along the parapet. The buildings at 141 and 121 Temple Street both feature mouse-tooth brickwork above
paneled entablature.
" The historic district also includes six buildings that served as commercial cotton warehouses.
Because of the historic district's close proximity to the depot and the demand for short-term storage
of cotton, a significant number and variety of commercial cotton warehouses were built in the first
decades of the 20th century. The smallest warehouses appear like typical one-story brick commercial
buildings.
The block bounded by Temple Street, Velvin Lane, Church Street, and North Candler Street is a
series of attached buildings constructed by the Cleghorn Brothers between 1908 and 1929. The
brothers owned a harness shop, a hardware and building materials business, and owned a
substantial number of houses and stores. In 1908, this block also included ... , W. F. Strickland
and Son Carriage Repository, ... " ~ NRHP Nomination Form