National Register of Historic Places
Windsor Park Historic District
Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia
The record
- Listed
- November 29, 2013
- Type
- Historic district
- Address
- Bounded by Lanier Blvd., Walnut Ave., Gloucester & Magnolia Sts., Brunswick
- County
- Glynn
- State
- Georgia
- Contributing resources
- 160 buildings, 2 sites, 1 object
- Coordinates
- 31.15161, -81.48183
- Reference number
- 13000877
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The story
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The Windsor Park Historic District is a residential neighborhood in Brunswick, Glynn County, bounded by Lanier Blvd., Walnut Ave., Gloucester and Magnolia Sts. Its houses range from Tudor Revival and Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival to Bungalow/Craftsman and Ranch.
Why it's listed
It was listed under criteria A and C, with local significance in architecture and community planning and development. Its significance runs from 1905 to 1963, with construction dating from 1905.
Physical character
The layout has curbed, curvilinear streets with no sidewalks, a central oval-shaped park and a small salt-water pond. Houses have brick, stucco or weatherboard walls on concrete or brick foundations, under terracotta or asphalt roofs, and some have attached carports or garages.
Historical context
The Brunswick Railway and Terminal Securities Company bought a large tract in 1888, and the Windsor Park plat was recorded in 1890. A golf course had been established by 1910, the Brunswick Golf Association abandoned it in 1927, and a clubhouse was remodeled for residential use in 1937. In 1926 the Brunswick Company revived the project and commissioned three exhibition homes, and its first phase of construction was complete by 1928. Road grading began in 1929, and the stock market crash that year interrupted development. A building boom was reported in 1938, and Howard E. Coffin Memorial Park was established along the eastern border in 1938-1939.