{"nrhp_refnum":"01000971","name":"Lagrange Commercial Historic District","other_names":["Downtown Lagrange Historic District"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Main St.-Ridley Ave., Bull St.-Church St., Broad and Greenville Sts., Vernon Rd.-LaFayette Pkwy, Haralson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"LaGrange","county":"Troup County","state":"GA","lat":33.03807775700005,"lon":-85.02895509974483,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-09-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce","Community Planning and Development","Entertainment/Recreation","Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A downtown historic district of about 32 acres in LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia, centered on the original courthouse square and the town plan laid out in 1828. It holds 74 contributing and 31 noncontributing resources, mostly commercial and civic buildings dating from 1828 to about 1957.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district is significant for architecture, with intact commercial and civic buildings, many designed by architects, plus an unusually large group of 1940s and early 1950s modern buildings. It is also significant for its intact 1828 \"Washington\" town plan and as the commercial, entertainment and governmental center of LaGrange and Troup County.","narrative":"Downtown LaGrange, Georgia, is organized around a courthouse square laid out in 1828 when the town became the seat of newly created Troup County. The district covers about 32 acres of mostly brick commercial and civic buildings along Main, Bull and Broad Streets and nearby streets. Most date from about 1890 to 1948, when the textile industry drove rapid growth; the population rose from 3,090 in 1890 to 17,038 in 1920. The square has been open green space since the 1936 courthouse fire. Notable buildings include the 1917 LaGrange National Bank, the 1913 post office, the 1926 City Hall, the 1922 Hotel Colonial, the 1929 LaGrange Theater and the 1939 courthouse. Several Moderne buildings from the 1940s and an International style radio station from 1957 add to the collection. Many were designed by Atlanta and New York architects, and Horace King is tied to an 1870 building on the square. The district is recognized for its architecture, its intact town plan and its long role as the county's commercial and governmental center.","period_of_significance":"1828-1957","architect_builder":"Burge, Flippen and Stevens, Preston, of Atlanta; King, Horace (local); Chase, William J.J., of Atlanta; Lockwood & Poundstone, of Atlanta; Hoggson Brothers, New York City; Poundstone, Odis Clay, of Atlanta; Ivey & Crook, of Atlanta; Taylor, James Knox (U. S. Government); King Brothers Bridge Company (local); Tucker and Howell, of Atlanta","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals (Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Italian Renaissance Revival); Modern Movement: Moderne; predominantly Folk Victorian / decorated commercial vernacular","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Courthouse Square has been vacant of buildings since the 1936 courthouse fire and now serves as open public green space. Many buildings remain in commercial, government, library, museum and meeting uses.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:42.625366-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/01000971.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000971/ba06664e82-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000971/ba06664e82-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Rivers Langley; SaveRivers","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LaGrange,_GA_Commercial_Historic_District.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Rivers Langley; SaveRivers</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LaGrange,_GA_Commercial_Historic_District.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206630","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaGrange_Commercial_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29093202"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/troup-county/lagrange-commercial-historic-district-01000971/"}