186 Boulevard

Constructed within the period of 1890 and 1909, 186 Boulevard stands as a wonderful example of the Queen Anne style that primarily populated the street in its earliest years. Based on the limited information available regarding alterations to the home, 186 Boulevard has remained relatively unchanged, with the only prominent recorded damage or alterations being a small chimney fire in 1932 and moderate, unspecified alterations before 1967. Similarly, information on the home's interior design, materials, and alterations is limited, except for the flooring material, which is heart pine.

While 186 Boulevard has been a duplex for the majority, if not all, of its years, the earliest recorded residents of this home, dating back to 1909, were members of the Rhodes family, a prominent family in Athens at the time. John Frank Rhodes, the first recorded owner of 186 Boulevard, was a leading Athenian of the era, serving as alderman of the city’s Fourth Ward, the Mayor of Athens, and a legislator representing Athens in the Georgia House of Representatives. 

After the Rhodes family moved from the house by 1920, 186 Boulevard served as a primarily home for working and middle-class laborers, such as painters, carpenters, and machine operators, their families, as well as students, until at least 1958, with the house often serving as a home for new families as several families had kids there in the early 1960s. As a duplex, 186 Boulevard has continued to serve both homeowners and renters throughout the latter half of the 20th century until the present, providing a home for a broad cross-section of Athens society.