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The Town of Douglasville was established by the Georgia
General Assembly on February 25, 1875. The boundaries were
as follows: The center shall be a point directly opposite
the court house in said town, on the Georgia Western
Railroad, thence running along the center of said road each
way three-fourths of a mile, and extending one half mile
each way from the center of said road, the form of said
territory to be an oblong square. |
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An election was held on the first Saturday in March, 1875,
and a mayor, treasurer, records (secretary), and marshall
were chosen. Thus began the official history of
Douglasville, today one of the most attractive, historic
parts of the Atlanta metro area. As you might suspect,
however, the real stories and history extend back much
earlier than 1875. |
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The core area of downtown Douglasville is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places as an historic
district; an outstanding example of a turn-of-the-century
southern railroad town. The majority of the buildings are
one- and two-story brick structures dating from the mid-19th
century into the early to mid-20th century. Most are of
Victorian era commercial design set flush with the sidewalk.
Styles of the buildings include Victorian with details of
the Romanesque, Italiante, and Queen Anne periods. Many of
the doorways and windows have Gothic arched openings and
hooded windows. The dominant landscape feature is the
railroad right-of-way running east-to-west through downtown. |
