Tifton Residential Historic District

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Tifton Residential Historic District
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424 Park Ave.
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LocationRoughly Bounded by 14th, Goff, & 2nd Sts.& Forrest Ave., Tifton, Georgia
Area614 acres (248 ha)
Built1888
ArchitectColumbus W. Fulwood, Jr. T. Firth Lockwood, Jr., Pringle & Smith
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Folk Victorian
NRHP reference No. 08000355 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 30, 2008

The Tifton Residential Historic District, in Tifton, Georgia, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]

Contents

History and description

The majority of the district is residential. The site is roughly bounded by 14th St., Goff, & 2nd Sts. & Forrest Ave. [1] Gas stations, boarding houses, motels, and restaurants were built in the district from the mid-1920s through the 1950s to serve U.S. Highway 41, [upper-alpha 1] which was – and still is – a major tourism route between Georgia and Florida. [2]

The district was deemed historically significant because it is a "good example of a historic white residential area" from the 20th century. It also contains "an excellent collection" of Queen Anne and Craftsman architectural styles. [2]

Structures

The listing includes 624 contributing buildings, a contributing structure, a contributing site, and two contributing objects on 614 acres (2.48 km2). [1]

Significant structures on the property include:

See also

Footnotes

  1. U.S. 41 runs east-west on 12th Street and north-south on Love Ave. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Gretchen Brock; Robert A. Ciucevich (December 20, 2007). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Tifton Residential Historic District. National Archives. Retrieved February 19, 2021. Includes accompanying 95 photos from 2005, and detailed map at very end. (Downloading may be slow. Text-only version published by National Park Service also available at https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/08000355_text.)
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