The Griffin Commercial Historic District, in
Griffin, Georgia, is a
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
which was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It included 93
contributing buildings
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
, two
contributing structures
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
, and a
contributing site. The district is roughly bounded by Central Alley, Sixth, Taylor and Eighth Streets.
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The area, covering about eight city blocks, includes:
*Griffin City Hall
The Griffin City Hall, in Griffin, Georgia, was built around 1910. It was designed by Atlanta architect Haralson Bleckley. It has become known as Old City Hall or Historic City Hall, and is located on the northeast corner of E. Solomon St. at N ...
(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.[
*many other commercial buildings
*at least three churches][
]
References
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
Italianate architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements architecture
Buildings and structures completed in 1895
Spalding County, Georgia
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