Griffin Commercial Historic District
The Griffin Commercial Historic District, in Griffin, Georgia, is a 28 acres (11 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It included 93 contributing buildings, two contributing structures, and a contributing site. The district is roughly bounded by Central Alley, Sixth, Taylor and Eighth Streets.
The area, covering about eight city blocks, includes:
- Griffin City Hall (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
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Debra A. Curtis (September 28, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Griffin Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved March 27, 2018. With 27 photos from 1987.