The Milledge Circle Historic District is the area southwest of Five Points roughly bounded on the east by South Lumpkin Street, on the south by the intersection of Westview Drive and Milledge Circle, on the west by Highland Avenue, and on the north by Catawba Avenue.

Relatively flat terrain and a curvilinear street pattern with small, irregular-shaped lots delineate this area. The modest houses face the street in a relatively uniform setback line and form a dense development pattern for a single family neighborhood. With the exception of a few wood-framed and stone structures, one- or two-story brick buildings predominate within this collection of early-twentieth century middle and upper-middle class homes and apartment buildings. This residential district displays local interpretations of national styles and forms, including high-style and simple vernacular versions of Bungalow form, the American Foursquare form, and simple interpretations of the NeoClassical style. Common architectural details include double gables on the facade, wide eave overhangs, large brackets, and large porches. The area also encompasses three historic apartment buildings: the Milledge Circle Apartments, the Milledge Park Apartments, and the Henrietta Apartments, which are located at the Five Points intersection of Milledge Circle and South Lumpkin Street. Although less landscaping appears along South Lumpkin Street's commercial development, the district is embellished with sidewalks, small grass triangles, grass lawns, hedgerows, boxwood, flowers, and trees of oak, magnolia, and pine.

Although most of Athens' historic neighborhoods date well back into the nineteenth century, the Milledge Circle Historic District was one of the two neighborhoods planned and developed entirely in the early twentieth century. Owned and developed by the Georgia Development Company, the area encompassed a portion of Milledge Park, a planned subdivision laid out in 1913. The majority of the homes in the neighborhood were built from 1910 through 1930. E. L. Griggs, an architect and engineer for Georgia Development Company, designed several of the early residences, and Michael Frank Costa constructed many of them as well. During the 1920s, the Caskey Construction Company built the Milledge Circle, Milledge Park, and Henrietta Apartment Buildings. Despite the commercial development at Five Points, the district retained its essential character, that of a single-family residential neighborhood.

The Milledge Circle Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (April 18, 1985).