Save Historic Norcross

Do you want your voice to count? Tell the mayor and city council you support balanced development

Key Dates

NOTE - Any called meeting can occur upon 24 hours notice. Agenda is posted on the lobby bulletin board, but not always on City web site

Council meeting agendas can change, so the Public needs to monitor all meetings despite the upcoming holidays and Spring break vacations. The Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals denied a variance request (5-0) by the owner of 35 Williams Street property on February 28, 2008. The owner has the option to appeal the decision to Superior Court within 30 days.

Actions for You

Attend April 7 Council Meeting
Demolition Hearing
35 Williams Street
Send Us Your Opinion on Demolitions Now

Maintain 75' Stream Buffers!

See Presentation on Church Purchase

Other Resources for Historic Preservation

Significance of Wingo Street

Quote from the National Registry of Historic Places:

The historic district is significant for its reflection of the historical development of Norcross as a railroad town and of the prevailing movements of American Architecture during the late-nineteenth and early -twentieth centuries as they were applied to small towns in Georgia (3).

To the northeast of the commercial center, along the southeast side of Wingo Street, is a row of one-story turn-of-the-century, wood-framed cottages featuring hipped and gabled roofs, offset gables, front porches, and simple wood detailing (3).

Quote from Steven Moffson, Architectural Historian, Historic Preservation Division, 47 Trinity Street SW, Suite 414-H, Atlanta, GA 30334, and correspondence 12/15/04 after site visit:

The four houses along Wingo Street are identified as contributing in the National Register documentation and worthy of preservation. We suggest every attempt be made to preserve these houses as important examples of early to mid-20th century residential architecture.