Alexander Hotel (Reidsville, Georgia)

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Alexander Hotel
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The hotel in 2015
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Location204 W. Brazell St., Reidsville, Georgia
Coordinates 32°05′09″N82°07′10″W / 32.08582°N 82.11932°W / 32.08582; -82.11932 Coordinates: 32°05′09″N82°07′10″W / 32.08582°N 82.11932°W / 32.08582; -82.11932
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built1892
Built byNobles, D. J.
ArchitectNobles, D. J.
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Eclectic
NRHP reference No. 82002481 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 17, 1982

The Alexander Hotel is a historic hotel in Reidsville, Tattnall County, Georgia, located at 204 West Brazell Street. It was built in 1892 and, although it is basically plain in style, it has gingerbread decorations that give it a Victorian architecture feel. [2] It is a two-story Victorian building with two 20th century additions. It is a wood-frame building resting on brick piers. A second wing was added in the 1920s. Part of the first-floor porch was enclosed and expanded in the 1930s. There are several historic outbuildings. [3]

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It was designed and built by carpenter D.J. Nobles, from Hagan, in Evans County. [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Hotel Reidsville 1892 Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine December 13, 2009 Vanishing Georgia
  3. 1 2 Carolyn Brooks (March 5, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:". National Park Service . Retrieved January 16, 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) with 13 photos from 1981