Tockwotton-Love Place Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
McCartney House, 1886, Thomasville
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Augustin Hansell House, 1853, Thomasville
This is the oldest house in the neighborhood and has been credited to the noted English-born Georgia architect John Wind for Judge Augustin Hansell. Hansell Street was named for Judge Hansell.
In her thesis, (Not So) Gone with the Wind: The Architecture of John Wind, Athens, 2019, Sophia Latz writes: “To be frank, there is no definitive that the Hansell House is a John Wind home. His signature touches are there, like square columns, detailed woodwork, designed entrance, but there is not one notice in the old newspapers, nor any reference made. The National Register nomination of the property marks Wind as the architect, but there is no further evidence given. This seems to be the way of John Wind, with his homes neither no longer extant or no records kept. With this in mind, the house is a testament to craftsmanship at large.“
Tockwotton-Love Place Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Balfour House, Circa 1900, Thomasville
Though it’s among Thomasville’s oldest neighborhoods, the Tockwotton district is characterized by various turn-of-the-century revivals. This was the home of R. C. Balfour, who operated a popular downtown saloon before Prohibition, which came early to Thomasville, in 1899. Balfour diversified and created Georgia Crate & Basket, which is still in business today. His sons created the Balfour Lumber Company and all of the boards used in the construction of the house were hand picked.
Tockwotton-Love Place Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Cobb House, Circa 1890, Thomasville
Tockwotton-Love Place Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 1881 + 1982, Thomasville
Established in 1980 on All Saints’ Day, this church initially met in the chapel of Thomas County Community College [now Thomas University]. For a permanent home, the congregation acquired an abandoned Catholic church from Thomasville Landmarks. It was moved to this site on South Hansell Street in 1981 and soon thereafter restored. The first service was held here in 1982.
Jacqueline Kennedy attended services in this church at its original location on Jefferson Street while retreating in Thomasville after President Kennedy’s assassination.
Tockwotton-Love Place Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Gable Front House, Circa 1850, Thomasville
Records indicate this house was built circa 1850. At some point, likely in the early 20th century, the present porch as added.
Dawson Street Residential Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Eclectic House, 1919, Thomasville
Like so many early-20th-century revivals, this house features elements of more than one architectural style.
Dawson Street Residential Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Hayes House, Circa 1851, Thomasville
This home was built by Thomas Jones of Greenwood Plantation as a wedding gift for his daughter Harriet and her husband, Dr. David S. Brandon, a prominent surgeon. [It’s referred to as the Dr. David Brandon House in the National Register of Historic Places]. Dr. Brandon sold the house to Mrs. John R. Hayes in 1862. In the last days of the Civil War, Professor Joseph LeConte of Liberty County was granted refuge here by the Hayes family. LeConte was an important physician, geologist, and early conservationist, but unfortunately, was a racist and supporter of white supremacy. [See link]
Originally a one-story brick house, the second floor and mansard roof were added in the 1870s. The brick was stuccoed at that time. The roof is covered with octagonal slate tiles, featuring a decorative flower design.
National Register of Historic Places
Hardy Bryan House, 1833, Thomasville
Built for one of Thomasville’s early settlers, the Hardy Bryan House is among the most important surviving antebellum structures in the region. When it was built, Thomasville was still quite rural and the house served as the center of a working plantation. Bryan died in 1859 and the house had several subsequent owners, including the Cater family. Today, it serves as the headquarters of Thomasville Landmarks, an organization at the forefront of local preservation since the early 1960s.
The cross pattée on the pediment has become an iconic architectural symbol of Thomasville.
National Register of Historic Places
Mallette-Golden House, 1908, Thomasville
This is one of several large-scale Neoclassical Revivals in Thomasville built in the early 20th century.
Dawson Street Residential Historic District, National Register of Historic Places