Sylvester Commercial Historic District

Sylvester Commercial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Bounded by E. Kelly, N. Main, E. Front, and N. Isabella Sts., (original) Approx. the jct. of Main St. and Liberty St., (increase) Sylvester, Georgia
Coordinates	31°31′35″N 83°50′7″W
Built	1881 and 1898
Architect	John M. Bullard
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Beaux Arts, Victorian Commercial, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.	87001153 and 02000454[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 9, 1987
Boundary increase	May 9, 2002

Sylvester Commercial Historic District is a historic district in Sylvester, Georgia that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1987. It includes the Worth County Local Building which is separately NRHP-listed.^[1] Its boundaries were increased in 2002 to include some federally owned property. The expanded district included 65 contributing buildings and 16 noncontributing buildings.^[2]

Prominent resources within the district include:

• Sylvester Banking Company (1910), which was Sylvester City Hall in 1987, 101 North Main Street. (see accompanying photo 13). It is a two-story granite Classical Revival style building, with Corinthian pilasters.^[3]
• First National Bank of Sylvester (c. 1915), which was WXZE Radio in 1987, 102 North Isabella Street (photo 8). Neoclassical, with a metal cornice.^[3]
• Alford Building (c. 1910), 115-119 North Main Street (photo 14). Largest historic commercial building in Sylvester. A Masonic Lodge once used the third floor of this three-story red brick Commercial Style building.^[3]
• Worth County Local Building (1911), 118 North Isabella Street (Photo 6), separately NRHP-listed. Originally a newspaper office, its architecture is a vernacular version of Beaux-Arts architecture.^[3]
• C.W. Hillhouse Building (1897), 125 E. Front Street (photo 12). Originally a hardware store. Asserted to be "the best local example of a late Victorian commercial building." It has hooded second-story windows and "an elaborate metal cornice".^[3]
• T.C. Jefford Block (1911-1924), 106-108-110-112 East Kelly Street (photo 2). It has four one-story commercial facades, two with original prism glass over their entrances.^[3]
• Sylvia Theater (1915), 118 East Kelly Street (photo 1). First movie theater in Sylvester. "It has a red brick facade with white marble geometric decorative patterns."^[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Holly L. Anderson and Paul Forgey (March 20, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sylvester Commercial Historic District (Additional Documentation and Boundary Increase)". National Park Service. Retrieved September 7, 2016. with 15 photos
3. Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. (June 1, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sylvester Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved September 7, 2016. with 15 photos from 1986