Cordele Commercial Historic District

The Cordele Commercial Historic District is a 55 acres (22 ha) historic district in Cordele, Georgia which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The listing included 66 contributing buildings and a contributing structure.[1]

Cordele Commercial Historic District
Carnegie Library
LocationRoughly bounded by Sixth Ave., Sixth St., Ninth Ave., and Fourteenth St., Cordele, Georgia
Coordinates31°58′12″N 83°46′57″W
Area55 acres (22 ha)
Built1888
ArchitectJ.W. Golucke & Co.; T. Firth Lockwood, Sr.
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Italianate, Commercial Style
NRHP reference No.89000803[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 6, 1989

The district is roughly bounded by Sixth Ave., Sixth St., Ninth Ave., and Fourteenth St.[1]

It includes the Cordele Carnegie Library, a Carnegie library designed by J.W. Golucke & Co. which was built in 1903.[2]

Masonic building

The 1907 Masonic Lodge was designed in Beaux Arts style by architect T. Firth Lockwood, Sr..[2]

Post office

It includes a U.S. Post Office building (1912-13) credited to James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect of the U. S. Treasury,[2] which is separately listed on the National Register as United States Post Office (Cordele, Georgia).

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Debra A. Curtis (May 24, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cordele Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved June 3, 2018. With accompanying 29 photos from 1988
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