Griffin Commercial Historic District
Historic district in Georgia, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Griffin Commercial Historic District, in Griffin, Georgia, is a 28 acres (11 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It included 93 contributing buildings, two contributing structures, and a contributing site. The district is roughly bounded by Central Alley, Sixth, Taylor and Eighth Streets.[1][2]
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Griffin Commercial Historic District | |
Griffin Building on N. Hill St. (GA 155) and E Solomon St. Built in 1894 | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Central Alley, Sixth, Taylor and Eighth Sts., Griffin, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 33°14′57″N 84°15′51″W |
Area | 28 acres (11 ha) |
Built | 1895; 129 years ago (1895) |
Architect | Haralson Bleckley, others |
Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 88002310[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 16, 1988 |
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The area, covering about eight city blocks, includes:
- Griffin City Hall (the historic one, designed by Haralson Bleckley)
- Opera House/Odd Fellows Hall (1892), a Romanesque-style three-story brick building with stone details
- Griffin Hotel (c.1910), designed by Atlanta architect Haralson Bleckley. It is a brick two-story U-shaped building.[2]
- many other commercial buildings
- at least three churches[2]