Valdosta Commercial Historic District

The Valdosta Commercial Historic District in Valdosta, Georgia is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and expanded in 2002. It includes 81 contributing resources and 23 non-contributing resources. The original listing included all or part of nine city blocks in a roughly square 25 acres (10 ha) area.[2] The expansion listing added 2 acres (0.81 ha) with six contributing buildings and its documentation revised the classification of some of the original area's properties.[3]

Valdosta Commercial Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Savannah Ave., Lee, Toombs, and Valley Sts. (original); Roughly bounded by Valley, Lee, and Toombs Sts. and Crane Ave. (increase), Valdosta, Georgia
Coordinates30.831389°N 83.278611°W / 30.831389; -83.278611
Area25 acres (10 ha) (original>
2 acres (0.81 ha) (increase>
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Romanesque, Early Commercial, et al.
NRHP reference No.83000234, 02001633[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1983 (original)
December 31, 2002 (increase)

It includes:

  • Lowndes County Courthouse (1906), designed by Frank P. Milburn (1868-1926), separately listed on the NRHP in 1980[2]
  • 111 South Ashley Street, designed by Stephen F. Fulgham (1857-1928)[2]
  • Converse-Girardin Building, 121-123 North Patterson, designed by Stephen F. Fulgham[2][3]
  • First Baptist Church (1898), designed by Stephen F. Fulgham[2]
  • U.S. Courthouse and Post Office (1908), the current Valdosta City Hall, designed by Lloyd Greer (1885-

1952)[2][3]

  • Daniel Ashley Hotel, designed by Edward E. Dougherty (1876-1943) of Dougherty and Gardner.[2]
  • First Methodist Church (1905).[3]

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