Strickland, R. F., Company
Why it's listed
Strickland's store and its surrounding buildings form the commercial core of downtown Concord, Georgia. The principal building is a two-story brick store completed in 1907 by the Gresham Manufacturing Company of Griffin. It retains original display cabinets, bank and office vaults, tongue-and-groove ceilings and a slate-lettered parapet sign. Nearby are cotton warehouses, a mule barn, a gin building, an earlier company store and a railroad freight building. The complex mattered because the Strickland family built a business here that managed more than three hundred tenant farms, sold groceries, hardware, fertilizer and farm goods, and helped finance a local bank. The family's land sales shaped the town, which grew up around the store and was incorporated in 1881. Trains stopped in front of the building, a ticker tape machine linked it to the New York Stock Exchange, and the telephone exchange occupied its second floor. The buildings show changing construction methods, from load-bearing brick to poured concrete and corrugated metal.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the company was the headquarters of the Strickland family agri-business and a clear example of the tenant-farming system in Georgia. It also shaped the growth of Concord, and its buildings are a largely intact collection of small-town commercial architecture. The store was also a local center of transportation and communication.
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 82002458, listed August 26, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Railroad and McLendon Sts., Concord |
|---|---|
| County | Pike County |
| Listed | August 26, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82002458 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1800-1899, 1900- (specific date 1907) |
| Architect / builder | Builder/contractor: Gresham Manufacturing Co., Griffin, GA |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Commerce, Architecture, Communications, Social History, Agriculture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Marked occupied and in good condition; the store is described as still the major commercial operation in Concord, though its range of goods has narrowed. |
| Acreage | 3 |
| Coordinates | 33.09139, -84.43945 (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.
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 82002458.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q16899069
- This listing as JSON
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