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Historic Green Street This busy thoroughfare through Gainesville was originally a trail used by Native Americans and later a wagon road to North Georgia, according to historical records with the city of Gainesville. Homes included in the northern portion of Green Street were constructed between the 1880s and 1930s. The street reflects the prosperity of the agricultural and mining industries in Gainesville at the time.

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History in Gainesville

1821: The town formerly known as Mule Camp Springs was chartered as Gainesville 1828: Gold discovered in neighboring Dahlonega 1838: Native Cherokees began their forced move from the area 1851: Fire destroyed much of Gainesville 1861-65: Civil War 1870s: Green Street became the prime residential district following the extension of the railroad to Gainesville 1875: The Gainesville Street Railway Company was formed and a streetcar line was constructed with horse and mule-drawn trolley cars 1902: Gainesville became the first city south of Baltimore to have street lights 1903: A cyclone struck Gainesville leaving 106 people dead 1909: The square and adjoining streets were paved 1936: Another tornado strikes Gainesville, killing about 200 1957: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructs Lake Lanier Times archives and gainesville.org CHRISTMAS ON GREEN STREET 2022 | 3

Open houses for Christmas on Green Street 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 4 830 Gainesville Civic Center 2 p.m. and post-parade holiday movies, refreshments, two food trucks, petting zoo, inside restrooms, WDUN Radio 756 Smith Hulsey Law Refreshments, photo booth, Lakeview Academy Choir

751 First Baptist Church Refreshments and activities, Bethlehem Village

746 Winner Wellness Clinic Open house, refreshments, Balthazar Gradin, vocalist

718 Jackson-Walters House Centennial Arts Academy Show Choir 711 Gardens on the Green Hall Master Gardeners

700 Mellow Mushroom New Holland Knowledge Academy

635 The Spa on Green Street Humane Society, Southern Baked Pie 625 Collision Specialists Chestnut Mountain Elementary

624 Seasons Transport Coca Cola Polar Bear, hot cocoa, cookies 616 Blair Diaz CPA North Hall High Choir

605 Strong Gaddy Lee Wealth Mgt. Open house, Enota Show Choir

539 Pruitt-Wheeler-Whitmer House Davis Middle School Chorus 529 Hasty Pope Davies Refreshments, Alicats Dance

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517 Mitchell-Shelby House Hark! Northlake Baptist Church 446 Brightstone Transitions Open house and hot cocoa

434 The Norton Agency Santa, open house and refreshments

439 Sawyer Innovations Gainesville Middle and High School choirs 427 Dani Rivas, Realtor: Open house and mariachi band 411 Southern Realty Vocalist Starr Phipps

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393 The Fudgery Fudge samples, Celebration Ringers handbell choir 380 Lazenby Law Group 380 Legion Mediation Hot cider, Mundy Mill Learning Academy

364 Post Office KID ZONE: Kid Train Rides, face painting, characters, storytime with Hall County Library 345 Gainesville Times Printing press open house, photo booth, letters to Santa

340 Jacobs Building of Brenau University First aid and police command station 311 Pinnacle Bank Food Truck Festival 3-7:30 p.m. Rotary Tree Lighting at 6:30 p.m.

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Address: 517 Green St. Built: 1902-1903 Architecture: Queen Anne/neoclassical revival History: The home, built by Dr. Joe Daniel, is now owned by 517 Green LLC and is home to Shelby Publishing Inc., which produces The Shelby Report, a publication for the food and grocery industry. It’s the first structure in Gainesville built in the Queen Anne style.

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Daniel-DeLong House Nalley-Martin House

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Address: 434 Green St. Built: 1938 Architecture: Federal revival and Georgian History: C.V. Nalley purchased this lot, where another home had been razed and burned due to termites, and hired noted Atlanta architect Norman Stambaugh to design “the finest house outside of Atlanta,” according to Frank Norton Jr. Nalley became a Northeast Georgia distributor for Dodge Brothers in a building on West Spring Street, according to Times archives. The Norton family purchased the home from J. H. Martin in 1986. It was converted into the business headquarters in 1990.

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Smith-PalmourEstes House

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Address: 454 Green St. Built: 1924 Architecture: Colonial revival History: The original owner was Hubert Burns and the home was sold to Thomas S. Moss in 1955. Local architect Garland Reynolds bought the house in 1970 and renovated it for his office. The building would later house a law office, Palmour and Palmour, and now serves as corporate office space. The house is noted architecturally for arched windows in the facade. The owner today is Jeff D. Gay Sr.

Burns-MossPalmour House

Address: 446 Green St. Built: 1886 Architecture: High Victorian History: James Whitfield Smith, a native of West Point, was a cotton broker and the son of a surgeon who, for the sake of better health, moved to Gainesville, according to The Times archives. He was among the founders of Gainesville’s old First National Bank and father of Sidney Olsin Smith Sr., an insurance executive, and grandfather of Judge Sidney O. Smith Jr. Upon the Smith family’s move to Atlanta in 1925, Dr. W.A. Palmour bought the house for $12,000. It changed hands several times and today is owned by Brightstone Transitions, a program designed to help neurodiverse young adults reach independence.

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RobertsonThurmond House

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Address: 634 Green St. Built: 1915 Architecture: Neoclassical History: The house was built for Mr. and Mrs. John Oliver Adams, a copy of what the couple had built in 1909 on Brenau Avenue. The Sidney Smith family bought the house about 1920. The J.B. Edmondson family later owned the house. Edmondson co-founded the Georgia Chair company in 1914 in Flowery Branch. When fire destroyed the plant, they reopened in Gainesville in 1925 to be close to the fire department. Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Ward bought it in the 1940s. The home, now owned by 718 Green Street LLC, is home to Globe Life insurance.

Adams-SmithEdmondsonWard House

Address: 529 Green St. Built: Early 1880s Architecture: Originally “folk Victorian” but remodeled into a colonial revival style History: Built by A.A. Marshall, the home was bought by T. H. Robertson in 1899 and later Charles J. Thurmond in 1943. The home has had several other owners during its history. In 1965, it was purchased by the Gainesville District North Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church and used as a district parsonage. The Rev. Robert Bridges, district superintendent in Gainesville, lived there with his wife. He served the United Methodist Church for 41 years before his death in 2015, according to his obituary.

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Address: 417 Green St. Built: 1920 Architecture: Queen Anne History: Charles P. Wallace and his second wife lived in the home and raised three daughters. Charles Wallace married a third time, with him dying before her. After her death, the home became the property of their two daughters, Lucile Nuckolls and Evelyn Hughes. In the mid-1970s, the home functioned as three separate apartments. It has since been used for various offices, including Laila Muhanna Counseling and Lueder Larkin & Hunter law practice.

Wallace House

Address: 539 Green St. Built: 1908 Architecture: Early classical revival History: Its original inhabitant was J.C. Pruitt, one of the first presidents of Citizens Bank, a banking mainstay of Gainesville for 81 years until its acquisition by Bank South, according to The Times archives. Pruitt was also one of the proprietors of Pruitt-Barrett Hardware Co. Judge A.C. Wheeler bought the house in 1942. The house is said to be one of the first Gainesville houses with both plumbing and electric incorporated at the time of its construction, making it one of the most expensive homes to build in Hall County at the time, according to the late Jim Adam, who had office space there.

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Address: 736 Green St. Built: 1897, rebuilt in 1911 Architecture: Colonial revival History: Citing a 1974 survey, the city of Gainesville says the original owner of the fiveroom house was George Quillian. The house was divided, and two of the rooms were used for the living room of the present house built in 1911. Mrs. F.P. Brown, Quillian’s stepdaughter, inherited the house in 1929 and remodeled the porch and some of the rooms. Mr. and Mrs. Walton Jackson Jr. moved into the house and lowered the ceilings, squared off arched doorways and closed off some of the fireplaces. The owner today is S & E Holdings LLC and the home is occupied by H. Lloyd Hill Architects & Associates Inc.

Quillian-BrownMillican House

Address: 424 Green St. Built: 1907 Architecture: Neoclassical revival History: John Hosch had the home built, with construction starting in 1898. Heyward Hosch, who lives in the home now, said his gradfather had “hired whole families to come here to build … so families moved here.” Work at the house was going on at the same time as construction of the former First Methodist Church of Gainesville off Green Street so people who worked on the church “also worked on this house,” Hosch said. The house is designed in much the same way as early 20th century homes, with first-floor rooms designed for visitors, a dining room that led into a kitchen at the back of the house.

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Riley-NewmanQuinlan House

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Address: 756 Green St. Built: 1912 Architecture: Neoclassical revival History: The original owners were Mr. and Mrs. William Abner Miller. The house was later bought by Rafe Banks, one of Hall’s largest landowners. The house had the first residential elevator in the county due to Banks’ wife being bound to a wheelchair before she died. The home also has a large central hall access and double staircase. A 1970s survey of the property notes that a barn was converted into a one-story dwelling on the northeast corner of the property. The structure is no longer there. The house is now owned by Valhalla Enterprises LLC.

Miller-Banks House

Address: 605 Green St. Built: 1904 Architecture: Early classical revival History: The Rileys moved to Gainesville from Greenville, South Carolina, in 1897, then bought a one third interest in Brenau College, according to historical records with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The Rileys bought the property in 1902 from S.C. Dunlap and H.H. Dean for $1,300. Harvey M. Newman, a dry goods merchant, bought the house in 1917, and in 1936 Leslie Quinlan bought the house. George Jones bought it from the Quinlans in 1973, and he lived there before converting it into office space.

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Address: 380 Green St. Built: 1885 Architecture: Victorian History: The house was built by Joseph R. Boone, a major landowner in Hall County. He served as Gainesville city clerk. Ed Barrett bought the house in 1915, renovated it and lived there until 1930. Dr. Raleigh Garner and his wife, Gladys, known to be the only woman to serve on the Hospital Authority of Hall County Hospital, owned the home for about 40 years. Judge William L. Norton bought the house in 1971 to house his law office. Attorney Robert S. Lazenby bought the home in 2019. The house is now occupied by the Lazenby Law Group.

Boone-GarnerNorton House

Address: 616 Green St. Built: 1905 or 1925 Architecture: Neoclassical revival with Corinthian columns History: This home is one of two identical houses built on the same lot: one in 1905 and the other in 1925, according to historical records with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. A Mrs. Garner had the second home built, but further information about the original owner is not available in the DNR records. Current owner Hall County Juvenile Court Judge Joe Diaz said one of the homes was destroyed by a tornado, though it is unclear which of the two is still standing.

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Charters-Smith House

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Address: 615 Green St. Built: 1904, rebuilt in 1986 Architecture: not available History: The property is more historic than the house that sits there now. Historic records aren’t clear, but the house apparently burned sometime after 1975, when the property was recognized by the National Register of Historic Places. According to LoopNet, a commercial property online marketplace, the house was built there in 1986 — with stairs from opposite directions leading to a second-story entrance — “to fit the historical period.” The building houses a dental practice, Green Street Smiles.

BraswellRudolph-WardNorton House

Address: 625 Green St. Built: 1906 Architecture: Neoclassical revival Georgian History: Col. William Arthur Charters bought the property in 1902 and built the home four years later. Before the turn of the 20th century, Charters practiced law in Dahlonega with Col. W.P. Price. Charters’ daughter, Isabelle Charters, would marry Sidney Oslin Smith and move into the house with their children in 1930. Sidney O. Smith Sr. was quoted as saying the home cost $6,000 to build in the early 1900s, according to previous Times reporting.

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DunlapBurroughs House

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Address: 393 Green St. Built: 1933 Architecture: English tudor revival History: The home was built by J.D. Matthews in 1933. In 1967, the W.L. Norton Agency was the first to convert and preserve Green Street homes by remodeling the exterior and interior of this home into offices for the real estate and insurance branches of the insurance agency. The building has been home to many local businesses over the years, including a bridal store and a web design business. It is currently home to the corporate offices of The Fudgery, a fudge and sweets company.

MatthewsMarshall-Norton House

Address: 635 Green St. Built: 1912 Architecture: Georgian History: Samuel C. Dunlap built the home for his son, Samuel C. Dunlap Jr., using timber cut from the ancestral Thompson Place farm, according to historical records with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The senior Dunlap moved to Gainesville in 1872 and presided over the Gainesville National Bank, served as a U.S. Marshal for Georgia’s northern district and worked as a receiver for the old Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern railroad. Pearl T. Adams bought the house in 1917 and then sold it back to Dunlap.

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Dixon-Rudolph House

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Address: 404 Green St. Built: 1880-90 Architecture: Folk Victorian and later Colonial revival History: The original home had five rooms and 12-foot ceilings and it used to have a veranda. It went through a succession of owners, starting with George Lathem, who was in the home from 1907 to 1917. He then sold it to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Barrett, who owned it for nearly 20 years. Later, John Moore owned the home, renting it out to C.J. Cheves, Gainesville City Schools superintendent, until 1943. Robert Lee Moore bought the home in 1943, doing a massive remodeling and restoration before selling it to W.F. Hennens in 1960. The house is now home to Hawkins Family Dental.

Lathem-BarrettMoore House

Address: 700 Green St. Built: c. 1915 Architecture: English vernacular revival History: Before it was Mellow Mushroom, this home for 30 years was a fine dining restaurant called Rudolph’s. The home was originally designed by Mrs. John Rudolph, according to historical records with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The house was constructed for her mother, Annie Perry Dixon, as a home for herself and Dr. and Mrs. John Rudolph. Rudolph planted 135 varieties of trees and plants in the house’s garden after the 1936 tornado made her start from scratch. The garden was later cleared.

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Address: 427 Green St. Built: 1881 Architecture: Folk Victorian History: The home has had many owners over the years. In 1927, Mrs. J.O. Adams bought it and lived there for more than 35 years. The current occupant, attorney Arturo Corso, said he believes the home may even be older than thought, as a letter dated to 1872 was found during repairs. He said the house was originally a dress shop. Corso bought the home in 2004 after it had sat empty for about 10 years. “We did a complete interior restoration,” Corso said.

Adams House

Address: 718 Green St. Built: 1909 Architecture: Neoclassical revival History: The original owner was Patrick Newton Parker, who was Gainesville mayor during the 1903 tornado and chairman of the First Methodist Church’s building committee in 1906, according to historical records with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. He sold the house to Felix Walton Jackson in 1914. After his wife’s death in 1921, Jackson moved to Philadelphia, but the house remained in the Jackson family until 2002. For the last 20 years, it served as the main office for Jim Walters.

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LongstreetNewton House

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Address: 403 Green St. Built: 1906 Architecture: Neoclassical revival History: G.F. Turner, a dry goods merchant from Fulton County, bought the property in 1904 for $2,700, then built the house. George P. Estes bought the home in 1913. The Estes family owned and operated the George P. Estes dry goods store in Gainesville for more than 50 years. Miss Helen Estes, a member of several historical organizations, lived in the home until her death in 1985. According to records, standard upkeep and maintenance has been done on the home, but no major renovations have been made. The house is currently home to several law offices.

Turner-Estes House

Address: 746 Green St. Built: 1910 Architecture: Neoclassical revival History: Helen Dortch Longstreet, who was postmistress in Gainesville and second wife to Confederate Gen. James Longstreet, originally owned the home. Helen held Catholic church services in her basement, where the fireplaces were built to resemble an altar, according to historical records with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The house later became a pawn in Helen’s lawsuit against Georgia Power to stop the damming of Tallulah Gorge, according to local historian Garland Reynolds. In 1916, a banker named Charles Newton bought the house and added a second story.

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