Tifton Commercial Historic District

Tifton Commercial Historic District is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1986 and expanded in 1994. The original listing was portions of 10 blocks including buildings from the 1890s to the late 1930s, most built of brick.[2]

Tifton Commercial Historic District
219 Main Street
LocationRoughly bounded by Second and Third Sts., Love, and Central Aves., (original); roughly bounded by Third St., Tift Ave., Ninth St. and Commerce Way, (increase) Tifton, Georgia
Coordinates31°27′12″N 83°30′34″W
Built1890-late 1930s
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleChicago, Late Victorian, The Commercial Style
NRHP reference No.86000382[1] (original)
94000371[1] (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 4, 1986 (original)
Boundary increaseApril 21, 1994 (increase)

The district includes the Tift County Courthouse, which is separately NRHP-listed.

The amendment in 1994 expanded the district to include four blocks of mostly one- and two-story commercial buildings, including warehouses. The Masonic Lodge building in this area is the only three-story building (see accompanying photo #3).[3]

The amendment in 1994 also recognized contributing building status for the Bowen Building, an Art Deco building built c. 1900 but renovated extensively in 1937 after a fire, which is located at the southwest corner of Third Street and South Main Street. In 1994, the corner tenant in the building was a drug store, and the other portion was a Christian bookstore.[3]

Photos
  • Buildings near 2nd St. and Love Ave.
  • City Hall
  • Masonic Lodge

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Carolyn Brooks (November 26, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tifton Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved August 31, 2016. with 21 photos from 1984
  3. Leslie N. Sharp (March 11, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: increase". National Park Service. Retrieved August 31, 2016. with 12 photos (see photo captions pages 19-20 in text document)
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