National Register of Historic Places - Georgia (GA), Thomas County

Thomas County Georgia (Historic Districts) has 22 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Greenwood Plantation, Box Hall Plantation, Melrose and Sinkola Plantations, Pebble Hill Plantation and Thomasville Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Thomas County historic places including Col. Oliver Hazard Payne, Dr. John Coyle and Smith Peyton.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Thomas County places including John Wind, Mead & White McKim, Delano & Aldrich, Abram Garfield, Walker & Weeks, V. Ethylwyn Harrison, A. Ten Eyke Brown, Roderick Brantley, Joe Robinson and Bowen Bros.. Prominent architectural styles found in Thomas Country are Late Victorian, Classical Revival and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Boston Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000375)

Roughly bounded by US 84, Roundtree and S. Oak Sts, Washington St. and W. Jefferson and W. Railroad Sts. , Boston

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Local, Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Box Hall Plantation (added 1989 - - #89002015)

Lower Cairo Rd. at Pinetree Blvd. , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Delano & Aldrich

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Dawson Street Residential Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001251)

Roughly bounded by North Blvd., Madison, Jackson, and Hansell Sts. , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Dewey City Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000835)

Roughly bounded by Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr., Wolf St., Culpepper St., Burns St., and Felix St. , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

International Style, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Education, Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker, Museum, School, Single Dwelling

East End Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001254)

Roughly bounded by Metcalf, Loomis, Colton, and Blackshear Sts. , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

East End Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease) (added 2003 - - #03000677)

Roughly bounded by Metcalf Ave., Simeon St., Grady St., and East Loomis St. , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Fletcherville Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000861)

Also known as See Also:Wright House

Roughly bounded by Siexas, Wright, S. College and W. Jackson St. , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Smith,Rev. Peyton,et al.

Significant Year:

1920, 1850

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Glenwood Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000826)

Roughly bounded by Clay St, Glenwood Dr, East Jackson St, and Euclid Dr, Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Gordon Avenue Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000860)

Gordon Ave. , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Coyle,Dr. John,et al.

Significant Year:

1930, 1890

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Greenwood Plantation (added 1976 - - #76000650)

GA 84 , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McKim,Mead & White, Wind,John

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Payne,Col. Oliver Hazard,et al.

Significant Year:

1844, 1899, 1835

Area of Significance:

Economics, Agriculture, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Forest, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Conservation Area, Forest, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

MacIntyre Park and MacIntyre Park High School (added 2000 - - #00000371)

117 Glenwood Dr. , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Brown, A. Ten Eyke, Lockwood & Poundstone

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, School

Current Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, School

Melrose and Sinkola Plantations (added 1990 - - #89002275)

SW of Thomasville on US 13 , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Walker & Weeks

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Conservation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage

Metcalfe Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001007)

Roughly bounded by Magnolia, Hancock, Louis and Williams Sts. , Metcalf

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Mill Creek Plantation (added 1997 - - #97000300)

Also known as Greenridge Plantation

100 Mill Creek Plantation , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Fetner,S. Ralph

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling

Paradise Park Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001256)

Roughly bounded by Metcalf Ave., Colton, Broad, and Loomis Sts. , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Park, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park, Single Dwelling

Paradise Park Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2002 - - #02000292)

502 S. Broad St. , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Robinson, Joe, Brantley, Roderick

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Hotel

Pebble Hill Plantation (added 1990 - - #90000146)

US 319, 4 mi. SW of Thomasville , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Garfield,Abram, Harrison,V. Ethylwyn

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Agriculture, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Museum, Single Dwelling

Stevens Street Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000500)

Along Stevens St., 1 blk. NW of Thomas County Courthouse , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Entertainment/Recreation, Community Planning And Development, Black, Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Thomasville Commercial Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001258)

Roughly N. Stevens, N. Madison, N. Broad, Remington, Jackson, and Jefferson Sts. , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Thomasville Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease) (added 2004 - - #04001185)

Downtown Thomasville bet. Jefferson St. and Smith Ave. and bet. Crawford And Siexas St. , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bowen Bros., et.al.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Black, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Social, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Manufacturing Facility, Meeting Hall, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Manufacturing Facility, Plaza, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

Thomasville Historic District (added 1984 - - #75000610)

Also known as See Also:70000217;70000218;70000221;70000868;70000222;700002

Irregular pattern extending N to North Blvd., S to Loomis, E to Hansell, and W to Oak St. , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Wind,John

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Late Victorian, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Tockwotton-Love Place Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001260)

Roughly bounded by McLean Ave., Hansell, Jackson, and Seward Sts. , Thomasville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling