Griffin Commercial Historic District
Griffin Commercial Historic District | |
Griffin Building on N. Hill St. (GA 155) and E Solomon St. Built in 1894 | |
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Location | Roughly bounded by Central Alley, Sixth, Taylor and Eighth Sts., Griffin, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 33°14′57″N 84°15′51″W / 33.24917°N 84.26417°WCoordinates: 33°14′57″N 84°15′51″W / 33.24917°N 84.26417°W |
Area | 28 acres (11 ha) |
Built | 1895 |
Architect | Haralson Bleckley, others |
Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Italianate |
NRHP reference # | 88002310[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 16, 1988 |
The Griffin Commercial Historic District, in Griffin, Georgia, is a 28 acres (11 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It included 93 contributing buildings, two contributing structures, and a contributing site. The district is roughly bounded by Central Alley, Sixth, Taylor and Eighth Streets.[1][2]
The area, covering about eight city blocks, includes:
- Griffin's City Hall
- Opera House/Odd Fellows Hall (1892), a Romanesque-style three-story brick building with stone details
- Griffin Hotel (1910), designed by Atlanta architect Haralson Bleckley
- many other commercial buildings
- at least three churches[2]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 Debra A. Curtis (September 28, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination:". National Park Service. Retrieved March 27, 2018. With 27 photos from 1987.
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