Cordele Commercial Historic District

Cordele Commercial Historic District
Carnegie Library
Location Roughly bounded by Sixth Ave., Sixth St., Ninth Ave., and Fourteenth St., Cordele, Georgia
Coordinates 31°58′12″N 83°46′57″W / 31.97000°N 83.78250°W / 31.97000; -83.78250Coordinates: 31°58′12″N 83°46′57″W / 31.97000°N 83.78250°W / 31.97000; -83.78250
Area 55 acres (22 ha)
Built 1888
Architect J.W. Golucke & Co.; T. Firth Lockwood, Sr.
Architectural style Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Italianate, Commercial Style
NRHP reference # 89000803[1]
Added to NRHP July 6, 1989

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]

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. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 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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