Louisville in Jefferson County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Louisville Drug Store
1897
— Louisville Commercial Historic District —
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, October 11, 2023
1. The Louisville Drug Store Marker
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 • Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.
Location. 32° 59.978′ N, 82° 24.561′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Georgia, in Jefferson County. Marker is on East Broad Street (Business U.S. 1) just east of Georgia Route 24W, on the right when traveling east. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the right of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 East Broad Street, Louisville GA 30434, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Louisville U.S. Bicentennial Time Capsule (within shouting distance of this marker); First National Bank & Trust Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Market House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sacking of Louisville (within shouting distance of this marker); Abbot & Stone Building (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Regarding The Louisville Drug Store. Contributing Property, Louisville Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places #93001469.
From the National Register Nomination:
The businesses and professionals located in Louisville's commercial district in the early 1880s were quite various, including six general stores, five attorney's offices, four physician's offices, two drug stores, two grocery stores, two hotels, two watchmaker's shops, one barber shop, one dry goods store and one harness maker's shop.Signs of Louisville's economic strength during the first decade of the twentieth century are many. In 1900, for example, the region's cotton was so outstanding that farmers ended up with far short of the necessary storage space and resorted to temporarily lining Broad Street with cotton. Two years later, downtown Louisville and a portion of the nearby residential area received electric
lighting. A number of new brick buildings had been constructed on Broad Street.Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, October 11, 20232. The Louisville Drug Store MarkerThe marker is mounted just to the right of the front entrance.
Also see . . . Louisville Commercial Historic District (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
The town was laid out in 1794. It was named Louisville pursuant to 1786 plans of the Georgia Legislature for a new state capital. Louisville served as capital of the state of Georgia for 11 years, from 1796 to 1806; the capital then moved to Milledgeville. The commercial area declined during the 1920s and 1930s from the economic effects of the boll weevil and the Great Depression.(Submitted on December 13, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, October 11, 2023
3. The Louisville Drug Store Building (north/front elevation)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 64 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 13, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
