Greensboro Commercial Historic District

Broad and Main Sts., Greensboro, Georgia. County/parish: Greene.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 06, 1987. NRIS 87001438.

29 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.

From Wikipedia:

Greensboro Commercial Historic District

The Greensboro Commercial Historic District, in Greensboro, Georgia, is a 9 acres (3.6 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It included 29 contributing buildings and a contributing structure.

Most of its buildings are along Main St. and Broad St. Two of the largest buildings occupy whole blocks, at the corner of Main and Broad: the McCommons Store, known historically as the "Big Store", a two-story brick building, and Copelan's Block, which includes one-story attached brick storefronts.

It includes the 1937 U.S. Post Office building, two historic jails, and the historic Greene County Courthouse.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206156

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