The Cordele Commercial Historic District is a 55 acres (22 ha) historic district in Cordele, Georgia, US which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The listing included 66 contributing buildings and a contributing structure.[1]
Cordele Commercial Historic District | |
 Carnegie Library | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Sixth Ave., Sixth St., Ninth Ave., and Fourteenth St., Cordele, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 31°58′12″N 83°46′57″W / 31.97000°N 83.78250°W |
| Area | 55 acres (22 ha) |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architect | J.W. Golucke & Co.; T. Firth Lockwood, Sr. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Italianate, Commercial Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000803[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 6, 1989 |
The district is roughly bounded by Sixth Ave., Sixth St., Ninth Ave., and Fourteenth St.[1]
It includes the Cordele Carnegie Library, a Carnegie library designed by J.W. Golucke & Co. which was built in 1903.[2]
The 1907 Masonic Lodge was designed in Beaux Arts style by architect T. Firth Lockwood, Sr.[2]
It includes a U.S. Post Office building (1912–13) credited to James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect of the U. S. Treasury,[2] which is separately listed on the National Register as United States Post Office (Cordele, Georgia).
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c Debra A. Curtis (May 24, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cordele Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved June 3, 2018. With accompanying 29 photos from 1988