Silver's Five and Dime Store-H.L. Green Co.
Why it's listed
Built in 1921 at a key downtown corner on Broadway in Columbus, Georgia, this three-story brick building with a basement opened as Silver's 5 & 10 cent and $1 Store. Atlanta architect A. Ten Eyck Brown designed it with local architects T. W. and E. O. Smith. Light-colored brick, groups of three windows, decorative brick lintels, a dentil-molded terra-cotta cornice and a parapet give it a clean Commercial Style look. It was considered the city's first full-service, one-stop shopping store, selling goods from groceries and drugs to clothing and school supplies. The chain was bought out in the early 1930s and became H. L. Green Co., which operated here until the 1980s. The restored neon and metal H. L. Green signage remains on the front. The building was later converted into loft apartments with ground-floor retail, and its original storefront windows and exterior appearance were largely retained. It was listed for its commercial role and its architecture.
Significance in brief: It is argued to be significant in commerce as Columbus's first full-service, one-stop store of its kind, operating first as Silver's and then as H. L. Green Co. into the 1980s. It is also significant in architecture as a well-preserved Commercial Style chain-store building by a major Atlanta architect, working with Columbus architects T. W. and E. O. Smith.
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 05000794, listed August 4, 2005. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 1101-1103 Broadway, Columbus |
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| County | Muscogee County |
| Listed | August 4, 2005 |
| Reference number | 05000794 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1921-1955 |
| Architect / builder | Brown, A. Ten Eyck, of Atlanta, GA |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements/Commercial Style |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Rehabilitated as part of the 11th Street Lofts: twelve apartments on the upper two floors, a sandwich shop and workout studio on the first floor, and storage in the basement. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 32.47070, -84.99349 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 05000794.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q134392379
- This listing as JSON
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