Category Archives: Thomasville GA
Mitchell House Hotel, 1886, Thomasville
While many towns and cities have lost their historic hotels, Thomasville is fortunate to retain the Mitchell House, a remnant of the 1880s tourist boom which helped make the city what it is today. A renovation was completed around 2009 which features street-level shops and restaurants, as well as luxury condominiums on the upper floors.
Filed under --THOMAS COUNTY GA--, Thomasville GA
Upchurch Building, 1917, Thomasville
Thanks, Tracy, for help with the identification! And it’s very likely that Joan Hawkins’ suggestion that it was later used as the Bank of Thomas County sounds plausible, as well.
Filed under --THOMAS COUNTY GA--, Thomasville GA
The Big Oak, Circa 1680, Thomasville
Perhaps the most famous landmark in Thomasville, the Big Oak (Live Oak Quercus virginiana) is thought to be around 330 years old. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a frequent visitor to Thomas County’s hunting plantations and a photography buff himself, once had his driver stop at the tree while he made a picture from a neighboring front porch!
Filed under --THOMAS COUNTY GA--, Thomasville GA
Lapham-Patterson House, 1885, Thomasville
For a history and more views of this Thomasville icon, see:
http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2010/02/09/lapham-patterson-house-thomasville/
http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2010/02/09/lapham-patterson-house-thomasville-2/
http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2010/02/09/lapham-patterson-house-1884-85-thomasville/
Filed under --THOMAS COUNTY GA--, Thomasville GA
Lapham-Patterson House, 1885, Thomasville
Built by Tudor Rommerdal, for Chicago merchant C. W. Lapham, the home was sold in 1905 to the James G. Patterson family, who lived there until 1970.
Filed under --THOMAS COUNTY GA--, Thomasville GA
Lapham-Patterson House, 1885, Thomasville
A mourning ribbon, traditional Victorian symbol of loss, was tied to the gate of the Lapham-Patterson House, after the state abandoned it as a Historic Site, part of a recent litany of bad, albeit budget-driven decisions by the Department of Natural Resources.
Filed under --THOMAS COUNTY GA--, Thomasville GA
