This has always been a favorite Tifton building of mine. R. L. Brown writes: This building was known as Tiff’s Garage. See photo in the Arcadia Publishing’s book on Tifton. The overhang has been removed.
I have an antique postcard of this structure and there are significant enough differences in the facade to require further investigation. A narrow green Ludowici Tile awning [for lack of a better word] wrapped around the top of the building and decorative medallions on the windows weren’t originally present. Also, the windows themselves appear wider on the postcard. This has to be one of the finest commercial garages, in an architectural sense, surviving in South Georgia, if its identity can be confirmed.
Tifton Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
This building was known as Tiff’s Garage. See photo in the Arcadia Publishing’s book on Tifton. The Overhang has been removed.
Thanks so much. I’ll update now. I have an old postcard of TIft’s Garage somewhere and had no idea this was the place. Great to know!
I don’t believe this was Tift’s Garage. I remember a building that matched the post card that says Tift’s Garage that was located across from what is now the Chamber of Commerce building. R.L. Barfield had a furniture company in the old Tift’s Garage Building on Central Avenue in the 1970’s.