Hawkins Street Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

From the record

One of 12 National Register listings published here for Lumpkin County · listed in 1995 · category: District.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. Roughly, Hawkins St. from Church St. to N. Meaders St., including adjacent parts of Water, N. Chestatee and N. Park Sts., Dahlonega, 30533
When was it listed? May 1995
Category. district
Census division. Dahlonega
National Register reference number. 95000504 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

553 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 553 fires within 5 miles of Hawkins Street Historic District between 1992 and 2019, burning about 814 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 78 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	335
Arson/incendiarism	78
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	43
Equipment and vehicle use	31
Recreation and ceremony	20
Misuse of fire by a minor	19
Natural	17
Smoking	10

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
8 September 2009	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
8 September 1999	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
8 September 1999	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
7 September 1993	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
7 September 1993	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 1998	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
5 September 2008	Misuse of fire by a minor	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 1999	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Lumpkin County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 57 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 57 workings within 5 miles of Hawkins Street Historic District: 40 past producers, 13 prospects, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
C M Moore Estate Prospect	Iron	Prospect
Unnamed Mica Prospect	Mica	Prospect
Colwell Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Fields Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Barlow	Gold, Silver	Prospect	Vein And Placer
Battle Branch Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	Vein
Belle	Gold, Silver	Prospect	Vein And Placer
Columbia Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Gordon	Gold, Silver	Prospect	Vein And Placer
Josephine (Auraria)	Gold, Silver	Prospect	Vein And Placer

Every working recorded in Lumpkin County

Storms near this property

60 of 71 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dahlonega, the town this property stands in, in 71 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 34 hail, 31 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 12 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
November 1996	Tornado (F1)	Dahlonega	12 hurt, $400,000	no account filed
July 2002	Lightning	Dahlonega	$75,000	The Dahlonega Nugget newspaper reported that lightning struck a 66-year old home in town starting a fire which destroyed the house and all possessions. No injuries were reported as the lone 88-year old resident was able to escape from the house before it was destroyed by the fire.
April 2009	Hail	Dahlonega	$50,000	The public observed golf ball-sized hail in the extreme east central portion of the county near the White county line.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$50,000	The Dahlonega News Nugget reported numerous trees down along Lumpkin County Parkway behind the 400 Industrial Park. In addition, one home and an air stream trailer were damaged by falling trees. The public reported a possible tornado in Dahlonega which uprooted trees and blew off the roofs of some homes. While this was the same storm that shortly thereafter produced an F0 to F1 tornado in Hall county, the National Weather Service Survey Team did not see evidence of a tornado touchdown in Lumpkin county. Thus, all damage was believed to have been caused by strong straight-line thunderstorm winds.
August 2005	Tornado (F0)	Dahlonega	$45,000	A damage survey conducted by the Dawson County Emergency Management Director concluded that an F0 tornado has touched down just across the Dawson county line in Lumpkin county approximately 2.5 miles north of Burtsboro, or just north of Georgia Highway 9. The tornado then traveled north-northwest for almost one mile before lifting. The tornado damage path was determined to be 0.9 miles long and about 125 yards wide. Most of the damage occurred along Sheep Wallow Road off Mill Creek Road. Initial damage began at 2239 Sheep Wallow Road where 12 trees were uprooted or snapped. More damage was then reported between the 3210 and 3400 block of Sheep Wallow Road where damage occurred to a nursery. A greenhouse, warehouse, and two vehicles sustained mostly minor damage at this facility. Approximately 30 trees were also blown down on the nursery property or nearby.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$7,000	Multiple trees down from Dahlonega east towards GA 52 and GA 115.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$6,000	The Lumpkin County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down at the intersection of Sky Country Road and Wimpy Mill Road.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$5,000	The Lumpkin County Emergency Management Director reported that from 20 to 25 trees were blown down in the western part of the county around Nimblewill. Several roads were blocked from downed trees.
July 2003	Flash Flood	Dahlonega	$5,000	The Lumpkin county 911 center reported that flash flooding had occurred in a small area northwest of Dahlonega, resulting in damage to Horton Road.
May 1998	Hail	Dahlonega	$5,000	The public reported baseball size and 3 inch diameter hail in the Dahlonega area.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$5,000	Several large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$3,000	The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported that several trees and powerlines were down near Happy Hollow and Rock Chimney Lanes.
April 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$3,000	The Lumpkin County Emergency Management Director reported that about 20 small trees were down across the western portion of the county. In addition, one power line was also down in this area. Several reports of funnel clouds were received from the public in this part of the county.
January 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$2,250	The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported 9 trees down in Dahlonega.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$2,000	The Lumpkin county 911 center reported that several trees and power lines were down.
November 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$2,000	The Lumpkin county Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were blown down.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$2,000	Several trees were knocked down and power lines snapped by thunderstorm winds along Georgia Highway 52 as well as in the Dahlonega area. Winds were estimated at 55 to 63 mph..
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$1,000	Public weather station reported sustained 40 mph winds with a peak gust to 56 mph.
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$1,000	The Lumpkin County 911 center reported a tree blown down in the 500 block of Calhoun Road.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$1,000	The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported that three to four trees were down across the county, including a couple which were down on roads in Dahlonega.
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$1,000	The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported that several trees were down along Oak Grove Road just northwest of Dahlonega.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$1,000	The Lumpkin county 911 center reported that at least five trees had been blown down.
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$1,000	The Lumpkin county 911 center reported that a tree and a nearby electrical transformer were blown down across a road.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$1,000	Lumpkin county 911 reported trees down.
August 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$1,000	Lumpkin county EMA and a radio station reported several large trees blown down.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$1,000	The public reported several trees were uprooted.
May 1998	Hail	Dahlonega	$1,000	The public reported dime to golf ball size hail west and south of Dahlonega.
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$750	The Lumpkin County 911 center reported that a few trees were blown down. A storm spotter reported that several large limbs, some up to two inches in diameter, were broken off trees four miles east of Amicalola Falls on the western border of Lumpkin county near the Lumpkin/Dawson county line. The Dahlonega Nugget newspaper reported that a large tree fell in front of the Royal Guard Inn in Dahlonega.
April 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$500	The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported that a few trees were blown down in the area.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$250	The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported that one tree was blown down on Old Dahlonega Highway in the southeast part of the county.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$200	Lumpkin county 911 reported trees were blown down.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$200	Lumpkin county 911 reported trees were blown down.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	$200	Lumpkin county 911 reported a couple of trees blown down.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	-	Report of multiple trees down in Old Dahlonega.
March 2023	Hail	Dahlonega	-	Quarter size hail reported in Dahlonega.
March 2021	Flash Flood	Dahlonega	-	The transportation department reported all lanes of State Route 19 southbound was closed due to flooding from Lake Zwerner and Yahoola Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 2.5 to 5 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding.
March 2021	Flash Flood	Dahlonega	-	The transportation department reported all southbound lanes of GA Highway 19 were closed due to flooding. Radar estimates indicate that 5 to 8 inches of rainfall occurred in the area, resulting in the flash flooding.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	-	The public reported a wind gust of 60 MPH in downtown Dahlonega.
June 2011	Hail	Dahlonega	-	The Lumpkin County Emergency Management Director relayed reports of a brief period of quarter-sized hail just northwest of Dahlonega, with mostly nickel-sized hail on the north and northeast side of Dahlonega. The public observed nickel-sized hail between Dahlonega and Garland in the southeast part of the county. There was also one tree down on Longbranch Road at GA 115W.
March 2011	Hail	Dahlonega	-	The public observed quarter-sized hail near Dahlonega. Minor damage to vehicles was noted in the area.
March 2010	Hail	Dahlonega	-	WSB Television of Atlanta relayed a report of nickel-sized hail from the Dahlonega area.
April 2009	Hail	Dahlonega	-	A storm spotter for the National Weather Service observed quarter-sized hail between Dahlonega and Porter Springs.
May 2007	Hail	Dahlonega	-	The Lumpkin County Emergency Management Director and the public reported penny-sized hail in extreme western Lumpkin county two to three miles west-southwest of Nimblewill.
May 2006	Hail	Dahlonega	-	The public reported penny-sized hail from Dahlonega southward to Auraria
May 2006	Hail	Dahlonega	-	Personnel at the Forrest Hill Mountain Resort reported that nickel to quarter-sized hail fell near the Dawson county line, two to three miles west of Nimblewill.
March 2005	Hail	Dahlonega	-	Several reports of golf ball-sized hail were received from the public in Dahlonega and just south of the city near the intersection of Georgia Highways 60 and 400.
February 2005	Hail	Dahlonega	-	The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail.
April 2005	Hail	Dahlonega	-	The public reported penny-sized hail.
March 2004	Hail	Dahlonega	-	The National Weather Service in Greer, South Carolina relayed a report from an amateur radio operator of half-dollar-sized hail near the White county line. The individual also reported a wind gust to 50 mph.
March 2004	Hail	Dahlonega	-	The public reported nickel-sized hail just west of Dahlonega.
August 2003	Hail	Dahlonega	-	The Lumpkin county 911 center reported penny-sized hail.
May 2003	Hail	Dahlonega	-	The Lumpkin county 911 center reported penny-sized hail.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	-	The Lumpkin county 911 center reported that one tree had been blown down at an apartment complex in the city.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Dahlonega	-	An amateur radio operator measured thunderstorm wind gusts at 61 mph on his Peet Brother Weather Machine.
June 2002	Hail	Dahlonega	-	An amateur radio operator reported dime size hail.
July 2000	Hail	Dahlonega	-	The public reported dime to penny size hail.
August 2000	Hail	Dahlonega	-	The public reported dime size hail on Georgia 400 southeast of Dawsonville near the town of Lumpkin.
July 2000	Hail	Dahlonega	-	The public reported hail ranging from the size of quarters to golfballs. A report from 3 miles north of Dahlonega indicated hail the size of golfballs lasted for 10 to 12 minutes.
August 1999	Hail	Dahlonega	-	The public reported dime size hail.
August 1999	Hail	Dahlonega	-	There were several reports from a local radio station and the public of quarter to golf ball size hail.

Every storm recorded in Lumpkin County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Dahlonega Commercial Historic District	0.1 miles	1983
Dahlonega Courthouse Gold Museum	0.1 miles	1971
Holly Theatre	0.1 miles	2002
Fields Place-Vickery House	0.2 miles	1978
Price Memorial Hall	0.2 miles	1972
Lumpkin County Jail	0.3 miles	1985

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 95000504 in Record Group 79.
Lumpkin County	All 12 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.