New Albany Hotel
Why it's listed
Rising six stories on a corner lot in downtown Albany, this hotel opened in 1925 and was designed by Atlanta architect Raymond C. Snow. Its concrete-and-steel frame carries terra cotta block faced with tapestry brick in Flemish bond, with Dutch Cross brickwork at the top floor. Georgian Revival details include stone quoins, a Doric porch, fanlit doors, a broken pediment over the main entrance and a pedimented parapet with a garlanded cartouche. Later additions around 1948 expanded the ballroom and added office space. The hotel was built when Albany served as the railroad hub of southwest Georgia, with seven rail lines, and it catered to tourists, business people and traveling salespeople. It replaced part of an older wooden hotel and cost $425,000, the largest building permit issued in Albany in 1925. Its restaurant and ballroom made it a social center during the 1920s and 1930s. It is the only Georgian Revival hotel in the city and the better preserved of Albany's two major 1920s hotels.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues significance in architecture, commerce and local history. It is a good, relatively high-style example of Georgian Revival commercial design in a small Georgia city and the largest Georgian Revival building in Albany. It was one of two major hotels built in the 1920s to serve railroad-driven travel, and it was a center of Albany social life in the 1920s and 1930s.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 82002405, listed June 17, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 245 Pine St., Albany |
|---|---|
| County | Dougherty County |
| Listed | June 17, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82002405 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1925 |
| Architect / builder | Architect: Raymond C. Snow, Atlanta; Contractor: Silverton Construction Company, Atlanta |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
| Areas of significance | Commerce, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as occupied, in fair condition and altered, with commercial present use; a restaurant occupies the enclosed east end of the porch. |
| Acreage | 0.5 |
| Coordinates | 31.57879, -84.15336 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 82002405.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q16895804
- This listing as JSON
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