National Register of Historic Places

Hopkins, Judge Henry William and Francesca, House

Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia
Listed
May 13, 2013
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
13000272

About this property

The Judge Henry William and Francesca Hopkins House in Thomasville, Georgia is located two blocks east of Broad Street, the main commercial street in Thomasville. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. It was home of Henry William Hopkins (1850-1945) and his wife Francesca (Fannie) Carara Seward (1852-1923). Built in 1886 by master-builder Tudor Rommerdall, the Hopkins house is a picturesque two-story, wood-frame house designed in the Italian Villa style. The L-shaped main block features a tower in the re-entrant angle that originally included a cupola, or belvedere, which was removed by 1928. The house is clad in weatherboard and covered with a low-pitched roof with corbeled chimneys. The double-leaf main entrance is sheltered by a wraparound porch. The initial "H" for Hopkins is centered above the entrance among foliated carvings. The house also features a two-story octagonal tower and a one-story, triangular-shaped window bay. The house is rich in architectural detail and scroll-sawn details are located on the exterior. The interior plan features a central hall with two large parlors on the southwest side and the dining room and rear stairwell to the northeast. The interior features an elaborate main stair and ornate mantels and moldings. The second floor features five bedrooms and a bathroom. Beginning in 1956, the house was divided into four apartments and many rooms were divided into smaller ones. In 2011, the Hopkins house was rehabilitated as office space, which resulted in the removal of many of the non-historic partition walls and the preservation of many historic features. Several houses further out Remington Avenue are also listed on the National Register, in the Tockwotton-Love Place Historic District.

Location

229 Remington Ave.
Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia
30.83762, -83.98640

Categories

ARCHITECTUREPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Hopkins, Judge Henry William and Francesca, House listed on the National Register?

Hopkins, Judge Henry William and Francesca, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 2013.

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Hopkins, Judge Henry William and Francesca, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Hopkins, Judge Henry William and Francesca, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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