Griffin Commercial Historic District

Roughly bounded by Central Alley, Sixth, Taylor and Eighth Sts., Griffin, Georgia. County/parish: Spalding.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 16, 1988. NRIS 88002310.

93 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 2 contributing structures.

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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

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209451

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