{"nrhp_refnum":"94000186","name":"Kingsland Commercial Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Area surrounding S. Lee St., between King and William Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kingsland","county":"Camden County","state":"GA","lat":30.799711398000056,"lon":-81.69033679299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-03-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small commercial historic district of six one- and two-story brick and stuccoed buildings along South Lee Street between King and William Streets in downtown Kingsland, Camden County, Georgia, built between 1912 and 1943.","why_significant":"The district is significant in commerce as the historic central business district of Kingsland and the surrounding area, shaped first by the railroad and then by the coastal highway (U.S. 17). It is also significant in architecture for intact early twentieth-century commercial buildings typical of rural downtowns, with Art Deco and Stripped Classical influences.","narrative":"Six commercial buildings along South Lee Street make up the core of downtown Kingsland, Georgia. Built between 1912 and 1943, they are modest brick and stuccoed structures of one and two stories, with first-floor storefronts, simple cornices and only a hint of style. Two show Art Deco influence, including the 1925 newspaper building, and two are Stripped Classical. The 1912 State Bank building and the 1929 Camden Hotel are the two-story examples. The district matters because Kingsland grew up around transportation. The town began as a railroad stop in 1893, and the Atlantic Coastal Highway, later the Dixie Highway, brought travelers and new businesses. When U.S. 17 was rerouted along Lee Street in 1927, downtown commerce shifted one block east to this corridor. Hotels, cafes, groceries, dry goods stores and a newspaper served motorists and locals. The Camden Hotel was restored in 1993 and now serves as city offices.","period_of_significance":"1912-1943","architect_builder":"M.M. Jarvis (contractor of the Camden Hotel)","architectural_style":"Modern Movement: Art Deco; Other: Stripped Classical","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The City of Kingsland renovated the 1929 Camden Hotel in 1993 for use as City Hall and the Planning and Tourism office; other buildings remain in commercial and financial use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:42.676326-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/94000186.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94000186/cc3a5f44b9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94000186/cc3a5f44b9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ebyabe","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GA_Kingsland_Comm_HD01.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebyabe</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:GA_Kingsland_Comm_HD01.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207198","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsland_Commercial_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38251827"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/camden-county/kingsland-commercial-historic-district-94000186/"}