National Register of Historic Places

Lagrange Commercial Historic District

LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia
Listed
September 12, 2001
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
01000971

About this property

The Lagrange Commercial Historic District in LaGrange, Georgia is a 32-acre (13 ha) historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It includes 72 contributing buildings, two contributing sites, and 30 non-contributing buildings. Troup County Courthouse, Annex, and Jail (1939), already separately listed on the National Register. Troup County Jail (1892), 112 Mines St., a two-story brick building with Romanesque influence built as a private residence. It was later used as the county jail until 1939, when it was succeeded by the new facility above. The 1892 building was eventually renovated and since 2001 it has been used as the Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum. (see photos 8, 9, 26 accompanying NRHP nomination document) LaGrange City Hall (1926), 200 block of Ridley Avenue, a two-story brick and stone Neoclassical building (see photo 3) LaGrange Theater (1929), 200 block Main St., a two-story brick Italian Renaissance Revival movie theater (see photo 21) Hotel Colonial (1922), 119 Ridley Ave., a two-story brick Georgian Revival hotel (see photo 11)

Location

LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia
33.03865, -85.02968

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMERCECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Troup County Courthouse, Annex, and Jail
Industrial
0.1 mi
Heard-Dallis House
Industrial
0.3 mi
McFarland-Render House
Industrial
0.6 mi
Bellevue
Early Republic
0.6 mi
Broad Street Historic District
Listed
0.7 mi

Nearby Battles

West Point Georgia 1865
1865Civil War
14.2 mi
Wilson's Raid – West Point (Georgia/Alabama border)
1865Civil War
14.2 mi

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When was Lagrange Commercial Historic District listed on the National Register?

Lagrange Commercial Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Lagrange Commercial Historic District?

Lagrange Commercial Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Lagrange Commercial Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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