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]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Carolyn Brooks (July 25, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Valdosta Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved March 6, 2017. with 18 photos from 1982
  3. Steven H. Moffson and James Norton (September 30, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Valdosta Commercial Historic District Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation". National Park Service. Retrieved March 6, 2017. with 35 photos


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