National Register of Historic Places

Gordon Avenue Historic District

Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia
Listed
April 17, 1985
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
85000860

About this property

The Gordon Avenue Historic District in Thomasville, Georgia is a 24 acres (9.7 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Its five contributing buildings are houses on large lots on Gordon Avenue, an avenue which radiates to the southeast of the center of Thomasville. The properties are the two lots before Junius Street and the three lots after, on the right, when heading south on Gordon, at numbers 924, 936, 1008, 1012, and 1104. The first two are Classical Revival buildings with monumental porticos having Doric columns. The properties were deemed significant for the architecture of the buildings, for the landscaping of the properties, and for its local history. It was asserted that Gordon Avenue was, in the late 1800s, "a popular street for driving carriages and bicycles, rivaling Paradise Park and Pinetree Boulevard in the beauty of its wooded areas." Note, the Gordon Avenue Apartments at 424 Gordon Ave. was also listed on the NRHP, in 1983.

Location

Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia
30.82265, -83.97402

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Gordon Avenue Apartments
Industrial
0.6 mi
Park Front
Industrial
0.7 mi
Paradise Park Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Civil War
0.7 mi
Paradise Park Historic District
Listed
0.7 mi
Birdwood
Industrial
0.7 mi

Nearby Battles

Action at Thomasville (Brooks County GA 1865)
1865Civil War
1 mi
Battle of Fowltown (Nov 1817)
1817Early Republic
13.8 mi

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When was Gordon Avenue Historic District listed on the National Register?

Gordon Avenue Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Gordon Avenue Historic District?

Gordon Avenue Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Gordon Avenue Historic District?

The period of significance for Gordon Avenue Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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