Gordon Avenue Historic District

The Gordon Avenue Historic District in Thomasville, Georgia is a 24 acres (9.7 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Its five contributing buildings are houses on large lots on Gordon Avenue, an avenue which radiates to the southeast of the center of Thomasville. The properties are the two lots before Junius Street and the three lots after, on the right, when heading south on Gordon, at numbers 924, 936, 1008, 1012, and 1104. The first two are Classical Revival buildings with monumental porticos having Doric columns.[2]

Gordon Avenue Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Theo Titus House - 936 Gordon Avenue
Location	Gordon Ave., Thomasville, Georgia
Coordinates	30°49′18″N 83°58′27″W
Area	24 acres (9.7 ha)
Built	1890
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	85000860[1]
Added to NRHP	April 18, 1985

The properties were deemed significant for the architecture of the buildings, for the landscaping of the properties, and for its local history. It was asserted that Gordon Avenue was, in the late 1800s, "a popular street for driving carriages and bicycles, rivaling Paradise Park and Pinetree Boulevard in the beauty of its wooded areas."[2]

Note, the Gordon Avenue Apartments at 424 Gordon Ave. was also listed on the NRHP, in 1983.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Andrea Niles (January 18, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gordon Avenue Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved April 17, 2017. With four photos from 1983.