Between the Rivers Historic District

Roughly bounded by the Etowah and Oostanaula Rivers, and 7th Ave., Rome, Georgia. County/parish: Floyd.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 09, 1983. NRIS 83000193.

292 contributing buildings. 3 contributing structures.

Also known as:

• See Also:Between the Rivers Historic District (Boundary Incr

From Wikipedia:

Between the Rivers Historic District

The Between the Rivers Historic District in Rome, Georgia, USA, is a 90 acres (36 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The listing included 292 contributing buildings and three contributing structures.

It is a hilly area, with three sides defined by the Etowah River and the Oostanaula River.

Significant buildings in the district include:

• Busy Bee Cafe Building, 224 Broad Street
• Southern Bell Telephone Company Building, 400 Broad Street
• Broad Street Pawn Shop Building, 412 Broad Street
• Montgomery Ward and Company Building, 413-417 Broad Street
• Esserman's Department Store, 425-429 Broad Street
• Maxwell, Quinn, and Garnett Furniture Company, 519 Broad Street
• Greystone Hotel, 10 Second Avenue
• Greystone Apartment Building, 12 Second Avenue
• Tribune Building, 102-104 W. Fourth Avenue
• Union Bus Terminal, 107 W. Fourth Avenue
• Coca-Cola Bottling Company Building, 106-108 W. Fifth Avenue

It also includes the Rome Clock Tower, a water tower with a clock, which was separately listed on the National Register in 1980.

It included two historic bridges: a 1916-1917 solid-arch concrete bridge which brings Broad Street over the Etowah River and a 1930 iron truss bridge which brings Second Avenue over the Ooostanaula River.

A boundary increase in 1989 added one contributing building, the Union Bus Terminal, and provided additional information, including that the Second Avenue bridge had been demolished, around 1983, and replaced.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207978

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