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LaGrange Commercial Historic District

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Lagrange Commercial Historic District
LaGrange Commercial Historic District is located in Georgia
LaGrange Commercial Historic District
LaGrange Commercial Historic District is located in the United States
LaGrange Commercial Historic District
LocationMain St.--Ridley Ave., Bull St.--Church St., Broad and Greenville Sts., Vernon Rd.--LaFayette Pkwy, Haralson St., LaGrange, Georgia
Area32 acres (13 ha)
Built1828
Architectmultiple
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Classical Revival, et al.
MPSGeorgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.01000971[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 2001

The Lagrange Commercial Historic District in LaGrange, Georgia is a 32-acre (13 ha) historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It includes 72 contributing buildings, two contributing sites, and 30 non-contributing buildings.[1][2]

It includes:

  • Courthouse Square (1828)
  • Troup County Courthouse, Annex, and Jail (1939), already separately listed on the National Register.[2]
    • Troup County Courthouse, 118 Ridley St.
    • Troup County Jail (1892), 112 Mines St., a two-story brick building with Romanesque influence built as a private residence. It was later used as the county jail until 1939, when it was succeeded by the new facility above. The 1892 building was eventually renovated and since 2001 it has been used as the Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum. (see photos 8, 9, 26 accompanying NRHP nomination document)[2][3]
  • LaGrange City Hall (1926), 200 block of Ridley Avenue, a two-story brick and stone Neoclassical building (see photo 3)
  • LaGrange Theater (1929), 200 block Main St., a two-story brick Italian Renaissance Revival movie theater (see photo 21)
  • Hotel Colonial (1922), 119 Ridley Ave., a two-story brick Georgian Revival hotel (see photo 11)

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Kenneth H. Thomas Jr.; Julie Turner (May 10, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: LaGrange Commercial Historic District / Downtown LaGrange Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved January 27, 2017. with 30 photos
  3. ^ LaGrange Art Museum, New Georgia Encyclopedia