National Register of Historic Places

Americus Historic District (Boundary Increase)

Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Listed
September 2, 1979
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
79003319

About this property

The Americus Historic District is a historic district in Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, U.S.. The defined area is an irregular pattern along Lee Street, with extensions on Dudley Street, at the railroad tracks, Rees Park, and Glessner Street. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 1, 1976. Church Street and the Oak Grove Cemetery represent a boundary increase on September 3, 1979. The Americus Historic District contains some 400 buildings, and within it are a railroad yard and business district. Of the numerous buildings in the district some 17 buildings are considered "most noticeable" ranked by the city, and it contains 35 intrusion properties. The original town square of Americus was block bounded by Lamar, Lee, Forsyth, and Jackson streets. Harrold Warehouse (or the Johnson and Harrold Warehouse, 1889); designed for cotton storage Glover's Opera House (1882), 111 West Forsyth Street; later known as Dudley's Opera House Thornton–Wheatley Building (1892), corner of Forsyth and Jackson Streets; also known as Pythian Castle, the third floor was used by the Knights of Pythias Americus Presbyterian Church (1884), 125 South Jackson Street Eldridge–Ferguson residence (c. 1867), 301 Lee Street Calvary Episcopal Church (1919), 408 South Lee Street Uriah B. Harrold residence (1893), corner of Lee and College Streets; also known as the Hancock Funeral Home Bell–Dean–LeSueur residence (1905), 501 Lee Street Cobb House (c. 1850), Lee Street; house was moved from nearby Oglethorpe, it was the former home of Capt. John Addison Cobb (1788–1855) Eldridge residence (1862), corner of College Street and Hancock Drive Rees Park, 409 Elm Street; former property of Dr. Albert Rees, a local physician who donated the land to the city in memory of his son Lucius who died in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War Furlow Grammar School (1914), 63 Valley Drive; former site of Furlow Female College, now Furlow Charter School National Register of Historic Places listings in Sumter County, Georgia

Location

Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
32.07027, -84.22143

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When was Americus Historic District (Boundary Increase) listed on the National Register?

Americus Historic District (Boundary Increase) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 2, 1979.

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Americus Historic District (Boundary Increase) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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