This Old House Names Newnan One of the Best Old-House Neighborhoods

7/9/09  The housing boom may be over, but the This Old House editors have tracked down 51 great neighborhoods that have promising futures and homes that truly deserve a long-term commitment. The Best Old-House Neighborhoods appear in the July/August issue, on newsstands June 29, and online at www.thisoldhouse.com/best-places.

This Old House scoured the United States, and for the first time, Canada, to find unique, tight-knit neighborhoods for their second annual search for the best old-house neighborhoods. These places might not be on your radar, but deserve to be, according to the magazine’s editors.

This Old House magazine (pg. 48) and thisoldhouse.com feature 51 great spots that fit the criteria of old-house neighborhoods – architectural diversity, craftsmanship of the homes, and the preservation momentum in the area as well as neighborhood amenities including walkability, safety and community.  With the help of PreservationDirectory.com, neighborhood groups, real estate agents, and preservation societies, This Old House compiled their list of the best places to track down, fix up, and fall head over heels for.

The Best Old-House Neighborhoods are:

ALABAMA
Capitol Heights, Montgomery
 
ALASKA
Ketchikan

ARIZONA
West University, Tucson
            
ARKANSAS
Eureka Springs
            
CALIFORNIA
Temescal, Oakland
            
COLORADO
The North Side District, Pueblo
            
CONNECTICUT
Old Wethersfield
            
DELAWARE
Smyrna

FLORIDA
Seminole Heights, Tampa

GEORGIA
Newnan
            
HAWAII
Lanai
 
IDAHO
Weiser

ILLINOIS
Elgin
            
INDIANA
Woodruff Place
            
IOWA
Guttenberg
 
KANSAS
Leavenworth           

KENTUCKY
Covington
            
LOUISIANA
Lower Garden District, New Orleans

MAINE
Douglas Park, Brunswick
            
MARYLAND
Lauraville, Baltimore

MASSACHUSETTS
The Highlands, Fall River
            
MICHIGAN
The Vine Neighborhood, Kalamazoo
 
MINNESOTA
Morgan Park, Duluth
 
MISSISSIPPI
Poplar Springs Historic District, Meridian
            
MISSOURI
The Southmoreland Neighborhood, Kansas City            

MONTANA
Hi Bug Neighborhood, Red Lodge
            
NEBRASKA
The Dundee Neighborhood, Omaha
            
NEVADA
Virginia City
            
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Hopkinton
            
NEW JERSEY
Atlantic Highlands
            
NEW MEXICO
Huning Highlands, Albuquerque
            
NEW YORK
Richmond Hill, Queens
            
NORTH CAROLINA
East Durham
          
NORTH DAKOTA
Southside Historic District, Fargo
            
OHIO
College Hill, Cincinnati
            
OKLAHOMA
Guthrie

OREGON
Boise, Portland
            
PENNSYLVANIA
Beaver
            
RHODE ISLAND
Quality Hill, Pawtucket
            
SOUTH CAROLINA
Georgetown
            
SOUTH DAKOTA
Central Residential Historic District, Brookings

TENNESSEE
Fayetteville
            
TEXAS
Houston Heights, Houston
            
UTAH
Sugar House neighborhood, Salt Lake City
 
VERMONT
The Hill Section, Burlington
            
VIRGINIA
Church Hill, Richmond  
 
WASHINGTON
Barge-Chestnut Neighborhood, Yakima
            
WEST VIRGINIA
Wheeling
            
WISCONSIN
Brewer’s Hill, Milwaukee
            
WYOMING
South Wolcott District, Casper
 
CANADA
St. Patrick’s Ward, Guelph, Ontario

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