Thomasville Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)
Why it's listed
Downtown Thomasville's commercial core grew southeast from the county courthouse along Broad and Jackson streets, and this amended district covers it in expanded form. Most buildings are one- and two-story brick structures with shared party walls, built between the 1880s and the 1940s, with a few rising to five stories. Styles include Italianate, Neoclassical Revival, Colonial Revival and International. The amendment adds about 40 acres to the east, south and west, bringing in the Bracey Lumber Company of about 1879, the 1914 Thomasville Depot, the city power plant of 1922, the 1913 B'nai Israel Synagogue and the 1940 Municipal Building. It also moves the period of significance to 1954, so Depression-era and post-war buildings now count, and it recognizes Sandy Bottom, the African-American commercial area on West Jackson Street. A block of West Jackson Street was dropped after demolitions. The district now holds 127 contributing and 65 noncontributing resources.
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| Period of significance | Extended to 1954 (full date range not given in the available text) |
|---|---|
| Styles | Late Victorian: Italianate, Romanesque; Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Italian Renaissance; Commercial Style; International Style |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning and Development, Politics/Government, Black |
| Acreage | 40 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Thomasville Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease) (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.