Designed for I. W. Myers by Montgomery-based architect B. B. Smith in 1906, this Georgian Revival hotel is arguably downtown Tifton’s most notable landmark. It was restored in the 1980s but I’ve heard that in recent years some of those restorations haven’t been sufficient. The building is apparently now in need of further work.
Tifton Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Darcie Norton writes that this was the home of Mrs. Cassie Sears.
This exemplar of the Queen Anne style, with Eastlake elements, was built by E. L. Vickers. Liz Carson Keith recalled her memories of this house. She wrote: My grandfather, Briggs Carson, bought the house from Mr. Vickers several years after it was built. The Carsons owned it for over 50 years. We Carsons loved the house and feel a strong identity with it. My grandfather died during the Depression, and my grandmother, Ella Pate Carson, lived there with three of her 6 sons. After WWII, the three sons married and brought their wives there. My father and mother moved out shortly after I was born, but we only moved three blocks down the street, so I spent my childhood wearing a path to Grandmother’s house. Originally, the house sported heavy “lace” dripping from the porch eaves, but my grandmother was a practical widow. She always liked things that were simple and unadorned, so she removed the lace. She said it was too expensive to paint. She also had the house painted white. My father said that originally, the house was painted pink, green, beige and burgundy. I think the colors were not as vivid as they are now, but I have no reason to think that. It was just the way I pictured it in my mind. Daddy called it a wedding cake. The screened porch on the side has been removed and returned to its original state. I think this is a good improvement. The current owners have been faithful to its architectural heritage. Grandmother saved the original columns and eaves in the barn, but the barn burned in the ’80’s. I suppose the original porch architecture was lost.
Tifton Residential Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
This building, which originally served as the Tifton Post Office, is now a central library. There are two of these gargoyles, both used as flag holders.
Tifton Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
This iconic Queen Anne house was owned by Edmund Harding Tift (1853-1917), the brother of Henry Harding Tift, the founder of Tifton. The Corry family owned it for many years thereafter.
Tifton Residential Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
As of 2015, this sign has been removed.
“Bing” Hedge opened Shady Lane in 1966. Mark Redlinger purchased the business in 1971 and continues to operate it today. Many locals swear they have the best chili dogs to be found anywhere.
This Tifton landmark, originally anchored by an early motel, has been a popular watering hole for nearly half a century. Before the pub, it featured a restaurant. Today, the motel is gone, but the pub remains popular with locals. Everyone recommends the Stallion pizza.
This sign is a well-known Tifton landmark and a relic of the time when many jewelry stores had clocks on their signs. They were known to sell the finest clocks and watches in town.
Tifton Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places