National Register of Historic Places

Lowndes County Courthouse

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia
Listed
September 17, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80001110

About this property

Lowndes County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse building in Valdosta, Georgia. It was designed by Frank P. Milburn and completed in 1905. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980. It is located at Central and Ashley streets. Several monuments are located around the courthouse including a memorial to Civil War Confederate soldiers who died. This monument is located on the corner of Patterson Street and Central Avenue and was funded by the Valdosta chapter (no. 471) of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (U.D.C.) in 1911. There are also smaller monuments and memorials to veterans of all wars put up by the American Legion, Valdosta Post no. 13 and dedicated on Veterans Day November 11, 1969; a memorial to "those defending the spirit of America" on September 11, 2001; a time capsule monument from July 8, 1976, in celebration of the United States Bicentennial and Lowndes County Sesquicentennial to be opened July 4, 2026; and a memorial built in 1949 in memory of Spanish–American War veterans by the J.O. Varnedoe Camp no. 40 U.S.W.V. and friends. National Register of Historic Places listings in Lowndes County, Georgia

Location

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia
30.83262, -83.27910

Categories

ECONOMICSLAWPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURECOMMUNICATIONS
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Sources

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Questions about this property

When was Lowndes County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Lowndes County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Lowndes County Courthouse?

Lowndes County Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Lowndes County Courthouse?

The period of significance for Lowndes County Courthouse is recorded as the industrial era.

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