Tifton Commercial Historic District
Tifton Commercial Historic District is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1986 and expanded in 1994. The original listing was portions of 10 blocks including buildings from the 1890s to the late 1930s, most built of brick.[2]
Tifton Commercial Historic District | |
219 Main Street | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Second and Third Sts., Love, and Central Aves., (original); roughly bounded by Third St., Tift Ave., Ninth St. and Commerce Way, (increase) Tifton, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 31°27′12″N 83°30′34″W |
Built | 1890-late 1930s |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Chicago, Late Victorian, The Commercial Style |
NRHP reference No. | 86000382[1] (original) 94000371[1] (increase) |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 4, 1986 (original) |
Boundary increase | April 21, 1994 (increase) |
The district includes the Tift County Courthouse, which is separately NRHP-listed.
The amendment in 1994 expanded the district to include four blocks of mostly one- and two-story commercial buildings, including warehouses. The Masonic Lodge building in this area is the only three-story building (see accompanying photo #3).[3]
The amendment in 1994 also recognized contributing building status for the Bowen Building, an Art Deco building built c. 1900 but renovated extensively in 1937 after a fire, which is located at the southwest corner of Third Street and South Main Street. In 1994, the corner tenant in the building was a drug store, and the other portion was a Christian bookstore.[3]
Photos
- City Hall
- Masonic Lodge
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Carolyn Brooks (November 26, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tifton Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved August 31, 2016. with 21 photos from 1984
- Leslie N. Sharp (March 11, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: increase". National Park Service. Retrieved August 31, 2016. with 12 photos (see photo captions pages 19-20 in text document)
External links
Media related to Tifton Commercial Historic District at Wikimedia Commons