Valdosta Commercial Historic District

Roughly bounded by Savannah Ave., Lee, Toombs, and Valley Sts., Valdosta, Georgia. County/parish: Lowndes.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 15, 1983. NRIS 83000234.

85 contributing buildings. 2 contributing objects.

From Wikipedia:

Valdosta Commercial Historic District

The Valdosta Commercial Historic District in Valdosta, Georgia is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and expanded in 2002. It includes 81 contributing resources and 23 non-contributing resources. The original listing included all or part of nine city blocks in a roughly square 25 acres (10 ha) area. The expansion listing added 2 acres (0.81 ha) with six contributing buildings and its documentation revised the classification of some of the original area's properties.

It includes:

• Lowndes County Courthouse (1906), designed by Frank P. Milburn (1868-1926), separately listed on the NRHP in 1980
• 111 South Ashley Street, designed by Stephen F. Fulgham (1857-1928)
• Converse-Girardin Building, 121-123 North Patterson, designed by Stephen F. Fulgham
• First Baptist Church (1898), designed by Stephen F. Fulgham
• U.S. Courthouse and Post Office (1908), the current Valdosta City Hall, designed by Lloyd Greer (1885-

1952)

• Daniel Ashley Hotel, designed by Edward E. Dougherty (1876-1943) of Dougherty and Gardner.
• First Methodist Church (1905).

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208847

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