Thomasville in Thomas County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Post Office

1915

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2021

1. Old Post Office Marker

Inscription. This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 30° 50.293′ N, 83° 58.87′ W. Marker is in Thomasville, Georgia, in Thomas County. It is on North Broad Street just south of West Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the left of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 135 North Broad Street, Thomasville GA 31792, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Wiregrass.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the

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territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Thomas County Honors African-American Leaders (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thomas County (about 300 feet away); Thomas County Confederate Monument (about 400 feet away); Thomas Drug Store (about 500 feet away); The Big Oak (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Plaza Restaurant (approx. ¼ mile away); Flowers Baking Company (approx. ¼ mile away); Old Coffee Road (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thomasville.

Regarding Old Post Office. Contributing property, Thomasville Commercial Historic District, NRHP #84001258. Currently home to Flowers Foods Heritage Center.

Also see . . . Historic Thomasville Post Office. Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation website entry (Submitted on November 4, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Old Post Office image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2021

2. Old Post Office

(marker is mounted on left side of entrance)

Old Post Office Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2021

3. Old Post Office Cornerstone

William G McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Oscar Wenderoth
Supervising Architect
1915

Old Post Office (<i>northeast elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2021

4. Old Post Office (northeast elevation)

Old Post Office (<i>northwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2021

5. Old Post Office (northwest elevation)

Old Post Office (<i>east/front elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2021

6. Old Post Office (east/front elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 366 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 22, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.