Porterdale is one of the most intact mill towns in Georgia and that may be most evident in the housing constructed by the mills for their employees. Typically utilitarian, most of the homes are quite uniform in appearance but in Porterdale, there is some variation, since there were three major mills. This row, on Ivy Street, features bungalow-style cottages. One thing you’ll notice in Porterdale is the proximity of the houses; they’re built very close to one another and there is little yard space, but the houses themselves are nearly all still around and have been modernized for the present generation of owners.

Porterdale Historic District, National Register of Historic Places