{"nrhp_refnum":"84001256","name":"Paradise Park Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Metcalf Ave., Colton, Broad, and Loomis Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Thomasville","county":"Thomas County","state":"GA","lat":30.833047890000046,"lon":-83.97355564218951,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-09-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Landscape Architecture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A roughly 37-acre historic district in Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, made up of triangular Paradise Park and the historic wood-framed houses around it, southeast of the central business district. The houses date from the mid-1880s to the early 1900s.","why_significant":"The nomination argues significance in architecture, community planning, landscape architecture and local history. It cites a collection of Victorian Eclectic, Neoclassical, Colonial Revival and Craftsman/Bungalow houses, a planned suburb with a radiating street pattern laid out on the divided S. Alexander Smith estate, and Thomasville's largest historic park. It also notes the homes of prominent Northern winter residents who held local business interests.","narrative":"Paradise Park Historic District covers about 37 acres southeast of downtown Thomasville, Georgia, centered on a triangular park with pines, mossy oaks, palms and magnolias. Around it stand large wood-framed houses in Victorian Eclectic, Neoclassical, Colonial Revival and Craftsman/Bungalow styles, many with Ionic columns, pediments and Palladian windows. The neighborhood grew in the early 1890s after the estate of S. Alexander Smith was divided, and its radiating streets contrast with the city's original grid. Prominent winter residents bought large lots facing the park, including a furniture merchant, a cigar company president, a Philadelphia lumber magnate and a clothing distributor, leading locals to call the area \"Yankee Paradise.\" Builders James Gribben and William Miller constructed the Strawbridge and Hebard houses around 1899. The park, deeded to the city in 1889, is Thomasville's largest historic park. The district was recognized for its architecture, planned suburban development, landscape and local history.","period_of_significance":"mid-1880s/early 1900s","architect_builder":"several; builders named include James Gribben (Strawbridge House, 1899) and William Miller (Hebard House, 1899-1900)","architectural_style":"Victorian Eclectic, Neoclassical, Colonial Revival, Craftsman/Bungalow","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, in good condition and altered, with uses including park and private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:42.95554-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/84001256.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001256/2bf9f5932f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001256/2bf9f5932f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jim Roberts","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Keeper_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Roberts</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Keeper_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209661","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Park_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7134333"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/thomas-county/paradise-park-historic-district-84001256/"}