James M. Byers House
Contributing. ca. 1925.
This one-story, front-gable-roof Craftsman bungalow has weatherboard siding in the gable ends, but replacement T-111 siding on the side elevations. The engaged porch has wood posts on capped brick piers, a two-by-two balustrade, and capped brick cheek walls at the stairs. It appears there was a window on the other side of the door, but it has been enclosed and the façade has been covered with board and batten siding at the porch level. The foundation is brick, windows are one-over-one replacement sash, and the front door is modern. The rear of the house has modern windows and door. House sits on a hill, with an alley to the rear. The original owners of this house appear to be James M. Byers, a plumber, and wife Odessa (1926 - 1938). Additional occupants have included Charles Lang, an auto mechanic, and wife Hattie (1939 - 1940); Warren P. Stokes, with J. F. Stokes & Son Awnings, and wife Estelle (1941 - 1951); Gus Woody, foreman with Robotyper Corporation, and wife Anna (1952 - 1955); and Dweel L. Summer, supervisor at General Baking Company, and wife Edith (1956 - 1957). (Sanborn maps; city directories)
907 Highland Avenue. Storage. Non-contributing. Modern.
One-story concrete block storage building with a front-gable roof, exposed rafter ends, and a double door.
Benjamin Goforth House
Contributing. ca. 1925.
This one-story-plus-basement, side-gable Craftsman bungalow has exposed rafter ends, German siding, an attached, front-gable front porch with shingled gable ends, knee braces, triple square wood posts, and a geometric balustrade, an exterior end brick chimney, nine-over-one windows, and a door with transom and sidelights. The foundation is stuccoed, and there is a notable fieldstone retaining wall at the front and along the drive. House sits on a small lot which slopes to the rear. Benjamin Goforth, an employee at the Coca Cola Bottling Company, and wife Blanche lived here from 1937 through at least the late 1950s. (Sanborn maps; city directories)
908 Highland Avenue. Garage. Contributing. ca. 1925.
One-story, single automobile bay garage has a front gable roof, flush board siding, and a double door.
House
Contributing. ca. 1935.
This one-story-plus-basement, side-gable Craftsman bungalow has exposed rafter ends, complex knee braces, German siding, and a front-gable front porch with knee braces, replacement posts and balustrade. There is an interior brick chimney, brick foundation, windows are paired and single one-over-one replacement sash, and door is single-light-over-panel. There is a modern deck at the rear. House sits on a small lot which slopes to the rear, with a low fieldstone retaining wall at the front of the lot. Occupants have included Boyce L. Clement, a fireman with Southern Railway, and wife Arizona (1937-1938); William D. and Margaret Dortch (1939-1940); Margaret Dortch (1941 - 1942); and Jack B. Lovingood, a pharmacist with Wilson Drug Company, and wife Dorothy (1943 - 1957). (Sanborn maps; city directories; deed search)
910 Highland Avenue. Garage. Contributing. ca. 1935.
One-story, front-gable brick garage has a single automobile bay with a modern plywood lift door, and exposed rafter ends.
Non-contributing. 1959. Modern addition.
The original section of this church dates from 1959 (cornerstone), with a large modern addition on the east side. The one-story, front-gable Colonial Revival brick church has a gable-roof covered entry stoop, and a truncated steeple on the north side. Foundation of the building is brick, windows are six-over-six stained glass, and the entry door is double leaf. The large shed-roof addition is covered with vinyl siding and has four-over-four modern windows. Church sits on a large corner lot, sloping to the east, with a fieldstone retaining wall and an alley to the rear.
Fellowship Hall. Non-contributing. ca. 1960.
This one-story, hip-roof brick Ranch-style building is located to the rear of the church. Soffits are covered with aluminum siding. It has horizontal-two-over-two single and paired windows and a modern door. There is an archway over the recessed entry porch on the northeast side. At the southeast corner at the rear, what appears to have been a carport has been enclosed with vinyl siding and a modern door and windows.
911 Highland Avenue. Storage Shed. Non-contributing. Modern.
Tall one-story, shed roof frame storage building with T-111 siding, exposed rafter ends, and a shorter shed-roof addition.
911 Highland Avenue. Shed. Non-contributing. Modern.
One-story, gambrel-roof frame storage building with T-111 siding.
James E. Reese House
Contributing. ca. 1925.
This one-story-plus-basement Craftsman bungalow has a shed-roof addition at the southeast corner that fills in the L-plan, and a porch addition at the northwest corner that extends the porch. This addition has a flat roof covered with corrugated plastic, and iron posts. The building has German siding, an attached, front-gable porch with wood posts and no balustrade, a stuccoed foundation, vertical-four-over-one windows, and a modern door. James E. Reese, a carpenter, lived in this house from 1937 through at least the late 1950s. (Sanborn maps; city directories)
914 Highland Avenue. Garage. Non-contributing. ca. 1960.
Front-gable, one-story garage has German siding and vertical plank double doors.
914 Highland Avenue. Storage and Garage. Non-contributing. ca. 1960.
Front-gable, one-story storage and one automobile bay garage with board and batten siding in the gable ends has concrete block walls, a metal roof, and French doors on the north side.