Southern Research, Historic Preservation Consultants, Inc. conducted a Records Review for cultural resources for the proposed Reserve at Magnolia DCA site in Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia. The physical Area of Potential Effect (APE) consists of approximately 33.85 acres located east of Lankford Drive, bounded to the south by West Magnolia Street, and to the northeast by the Norfolk Southern Railroad. Sugar Creek is just over a quarter mile east of the APE and Onemile Branch is one-tenth of a mile to the north (Figures 1 and 2). Proposed development plans include construction of 12 three-story apartment buildings as well as a clubhouse, pool, and associated parking lots concentrated in the southern portion of the property.
The study is part of a due diligence effort to identify the potential for issues with significant cultural resources (historic buildings and archaeological sites) within or near the proposed Reserve at Magnolia DCA Site. The Department of Community Affairs Environmental Manual requires that applicants for their programs provide documentation regarding the effect the proposed project may have on significant historic resources and archaeological sites. The records review was conducted early in the planning stage when detailed development plans are not always available, and it is unclear if the proposed development will have any requirement for federal permitting. This study does not meet the requirements for a Phase One Intensive Cultural Resources Survey. It does provide developers, planners, and agency reviewers with an initial look at what is known about the cultural resources on a tract proposed for development.
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