National Register of Historic Places

Sylvester Commercial Historic District

Sylvester, Worth County, Georgia
Listed
July 8, 1987
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
87001153

About this property

Sylvester Commercial Historic District is a historic district in Sylvester, Georgia that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1987. It includes the Worth County Local Building which is separately NRHP-listed. Its boundaries were increased in 2002 to include some federally owned property. The expanded district included 65 contributing buildings and 16 noncontributing buildings. Sylvester Banking Company (1910), which was Sylvester City Hall in 1987, 101 North Main Street. (see accompanying photo 13). It is a two-story granite Classical Revival style building, with Corinthian pilasters. First National Bank of Sylvester (c. 1915), which was WXZE Radio in 1987, 102 North Isabella Street (photo 8). Neoclassical, with a metal cornice. Alford Building (c. 1910), 115-119 North Main Street (photo 14). Largest historic commercial building in Sylvester. A Masonic Lodge once used the third floor of this three-story red brick Commercial Style building. Worth County Local Building (1911), 118 North Isabella Street (Photo 6), separately NRHP-listed. Originally a newspaper office, its architecture is a vernacular version of Beaux-Arts architecture. C.W. Hillhouse Building (1897), 125 E. Front Street (photo 12). Originally a hardware store. Asserted to be "the best local example of a late Victorian commercial building." It has hooded second-story windows and "an elaborate metal cornice". T.C. Jefford Block (1911-1924), 106-108-110-112 East Kelly Street (photo 2). It has four one-story commercial facades, two with original prism glass over their entrances. Sylvia Theater (1915), 118 East Kelly Street (photo 1). First movie theater in Sylvester. "It has a red brick facade with white marble geometric decorative patterns."

Location

Sylvester, Worth County, Georgia
31.52696, -83.83761

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTCOMMERCEARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Worth County Local Building
Industrial
0 mi
Worth County Courthouse
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0.1 mi
Sylvester Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Listed
0.1 mi
US Post Office-Sylvester
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0.2 mi
Poulan Library
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3.1 mi

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

Sylvester Commercial Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 8, 1987.

What type of historic resource is Sylvester Commercial Historic District?

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

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

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