Rome’s historic districts give useful context for a home and any exterior project. Nearby Cave Spring and Lindale are different place types from Rome city.
Rome local historic district
Between the Rivers
Rome's design guide describes Between the Rivers as the city's original core, with residential blocks and historic downtown.
For your sale: If exterior work is part of the sale discussion, the City reviews applicable work in a local historic district before a building permit.
Rome historic-district map ↗ · Rome Historic District Guidelines ↗
Rome local historic district
Avenue A
Avenue A is one of the local historic districts named on the City's map and in its design guide.
For your sale: For a house in this district, proposed exterior changes may involve the City Historic Preservation Commission or Planner before a building permit.
Rome historic-district map ↗ · Rome Historic District Guidelines ↗
Rome local historic district
College Heights
College Heights is named as a local historic district in the City's map and design guide.
For your sale: If unfinished exterior work comes up in a sale, the address and scope of work determine whether the City’s historic-district review applies.
Rome historic-district map ↗ · Rome Historic District Guidelines ↗
Rome local historic district · City-mapped redevelopment area
East Rome
The City identifies East Rome in both its historic-district map and its mapping portal; its design guide notes East Rome was once its own town before annexation by Rome.
For your sale: East Rome is now identified as a Rome local historic district; the historic-district review can matter when exterior work is part of a sale plan.
Rome historic-district map ↗ · Rome mapping applications ↗ · Rome Historic District Guidelines ↗
Rome local historic district
Oakdene
Oakdene is another district named on Rome's historic-district map and in its design guide.
For your sale: When a sale involves planned exterior work, Rome’s preservation office can explain the review that applies before a building permit.
Rome historic-district map ↗ · Rome Historic District Guidelines ↗
Separate incorporated city
Cave Spring
The Census Bureau lists Cave Spring city separately from Rome city.
For your sale: A Cave Spring house is a nearby-community sale, not a Rome-city address; we buy houses as-is across Rome and Floyd County.
U.S. Census Bureau Georgia Gazetteer ↗
Census-designated place
Lindale
The Census Bureau lists Lindale as a CDP, separate from Rome city and not an incorporated city.
For your sale: Lindale is a useful place name when talking about a nearby house; we can discuss the property and its sale without assuming it is inside Rome city.
U.S. Census Bureau Georgia Gazetteer ↗