6354 Cooper Street (House), Douglasville, Douglas County, GA. Surveyed as HABS GA,49-DOVI,3-, with a 358-word written history.
“Extant example of worker housing constructed as part of a mill village complex in Douglasville, Georgia.”
Written record, HABS GA,49-DOVI,3- survey. Machine-read text.
Surveyed by the federal HABS program as HABS GA,49-DOVI,3- · the record runs 358 words · one of 3 surveyed structures published for this county.
Source document Quoted word for word from HABS GA,49-DOVI,3-. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.
Extant example of worker housing constructed as part of a mill village complex in Douglasville, Georgia. Description: One storey, clapboard sided, hipped-roo6fed cottage on brick pier foundation (with in-fill), with 6/6 double-hung sash windows. Although the date of construction is not known, the original configuration of the structure was as a two-family duplex, with a centrally located single front door opening onto a ently foyer containing a front door for each unit. The structure is three rooms deep and two rooms wide (each of the two original units were one room wide), and is presently configured and occupied as a single-family residence.
A bathroom and a storage room have been added to the rear of the building, and another bathroom has been added to the middle room on the right-hand side of the structure. The interior exlu'bits no decorative features and some walls have been sh.eetrocked. Histoi:y: This house was built to supply labor housing for the Georgia Western Cotton Mills, constructed in The house does not appear on base maps from or but does appear on a map. The actual date of construction is unknown.
Source document Quoted word for word from HABS GA,49-DOVI,3-. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.
Michael Wyatt, photographer, November Cooper Street (House) HABS No. GA-2317 (Page 2) 33' ~ I 18' - - I 1 STORAGE BATH b ~ )' v y KITCHEN BEDROOM II '\( BATH BEDROOM BEDROOM II b ~ b \D FIREPLACE FIREPLACE ("' - FIREPLACE FIREPLACE LIVING ROOM /\ BEDROOM II /\ FRONT PORCH SCALE: NONE Cooper Street (House) HABS No. GA-2317 (Page 3) NORTH T PER DOUGLAS COUNTY TAX MAP 20-1-5-E PARCEL 8 SCALE: NONE
| Douglasville, Georgia | The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town. |
| Douglas County, Georgia | 43 topographic sheets across the county. |
| Library of Congress record | The original filed report as the survey filed it. |
The federal surveyors worked through Douglasville building by building. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
| Sheet | Structure | Survey | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6286 Cooper Street (House) | HABS GA,49-DOVI,1- | 272 words | |
| 6296 Cooper Street (House) | HABS GA,49-DOVI,2- | 272 words |
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