Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District, Columbus

#19 among attractions in Columbus

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The Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District encompasses one of the most significant assemblages of 19th-century waterpowered mill technology in the American South. A National Historic Landmark District, it includes five historic industrial complexes with elements surviving as far back as the 1830s, located in four separate areas along the eastern bank of the Chattahoochee River in Columbus, Georgia. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978. ()

Built: 1844 (180 years ago)Coordinates: 32°28'53"N, 84°59'30"W

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North HighlandColumbus United States

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Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, Columbus Museum, First Presbyterian Church, Springer Opera House.

1.2 miS
Music and shows, Theater, Nightlife
RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, Columbus
31 min walk • The RiverCenter for the Performing Arts is a modern performance space in Downtown Columbus, Georgia, United States.
1.4 miSE
Museum, History museum, Garden
Columbus Museum, Columbus
37 min walk • The Columbus Museum in Columbus, Georgia was founded in 1953. It contains many artifacts on both American art and regional history, displayed in both its permanent collection as well as temporary exhibitions. It is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
1 miS
Church
First Presbyterian Church, Columbus
26 min walk • First Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 1100 1st Avenue in Columbus, Georgia. The church is affiliated with the PCUSA. Its building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
1.1 miS
Concerts and shows, Historical place, Opera
Springer Opera House, Columbus
29 min walk • The Springer Opera House is a historic theater at 103 Tenth Street in Downtown Columbus, Georgia. First opened February 21, 1871, the theater was named the State Theatre of Georgia by Governor Jimmy Carter for its 100th anniversary season, a designation made permanent by the 1992 state legislature.
1 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Trinity Episcopal Church, Columbus
25 min walk • Trinity Episcopal Church is an Episcopal church located in Columbus, Georgia.
0.7 miS
Church
Broad Street Methodist Episcopal Church South, Columbus
18 min walk • Broad Street Methodist Episcopal Church South in Columbus, Georgia is a historic church built in 1873. It is one of the oldest buildings on Broadway and is as the only Greek Revival church building surviving in Columbus.
0.9 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of the Holy Family, Columbus
24 min walk • The Church of the Holy Family is a Catholic Church located in Downtown Columbus, Georgia that was built in 1880. The Catholic church in Columbus had outgrown its original church built in 1829.
0.6 miSE
Cemetery
Old City Cemetery, Columbus
15 min walk • The Old City Cemetery, also known as Linwood Cemetery, is a 28.7-acre cemetery on what is now Linwood Boulevard, in Columbus, Georgia. It dates from 1828, when the town of Columbus was founded, or before. It appears in surveyor Edward Lloyd Thomas's original plan for the city.
0.9 miS
Dam
Eagle & Phenix Dam, Columbus
23 min walk • The Eagle and Phenix Dam was a stone dam on the Chattahoochee River, in downtown Columbus, Georgia. The dam was built in 1882 to power the Eagle and Phenix Textile Mill. It was located just south of the 13th Street Bridge which connects Columbus to Phenix City, Alabama.
0.9 miS
Church
Church Square, Columbus
24 min walk • Church Square is a city block in downtown Columbus, Georgia home to two churches: First Baptist Church of Columbus and St. Luke United Methodist Church.
1.2 miN
Lake, Dam
North Highlands Dam, Columbus
31 min walk • North Highlands Dam is a structure on the Chattahoochee River at the northern edge of the Columbus, Georgia, United States. It is approximately 4.2 miles north of 9th Avenue in downtown Columbus.

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Which popular attractions are close to Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District?

Nearby attractions include Building at 1619 Third Avenue, Columbus (9 min walk), Building at 1617 Third Avenue, Columbus (9 min walk), High Uptown Historic District, Columbus (15 min walk), Old City Cemetery, Columbus (15 min walk).