Louisville in Jefferson County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Knights of Pythias Building

1917

— Louisville Commercial Historic District —

Knights of Pythias Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 11, 2023

1. Knights of Pythias Building 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 • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 33° 0.008′ N, 82° 24.594′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Georgia, in Jefferson County. It is on West Broad Street (Business U.S. 1) just east of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, at the center of the front façade. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 West Broad Street, Louisville GA 30434, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 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: First National Bank & Trust Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Market House (within shouting distance of this marker); Nancy Hart Highway (within shouting distance of this marker); Louisville, Georgia (within shouting distance of this marker); Louisville U.S. Bicentennial Time Capsule (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Abbot & Stone Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Pal Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); The Louisville Drug Store (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Regarding Knights of Pythias Building. Contributing Property, Louisville Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places #93001469.

From the National Register Nomination:
The primary commercial area in Louisville has always been confined to Broad Street and has never extended beyond this four-block district, so all of the historic commercial development has occurred within this small area. The district contains a variety of historic commercial and institutional buildings representative of their dates of construction. The district is highly intact and retains a considerable degree of its historic integrity. By far the majority of the buildings in the district are typical brick "storefront" commercial structures of one or two stories in height. Nearly all of these building date from the period 1890-1930, and as a result the district is very representative of that period in
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 11, 2023

2. Knights of Pythias Building Marker
The marker is mounted at the center of the front façade.
terms of the types of small-town commercial architecture it produced.

Also see . . .
1. Knights of Pythias Lodge, Louisville (Vanishing Georgia). Excerpt:

The two-story brick building was once home to the Knights of Pythias; today it serves as the Museum and Archives of the Jefferson County Historical Society.

(Submitted on December 14, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Jefferson County Historical Society. Excerpt:

The Jefferson County Historical Society is housed in the historic Knights of Pythias Building 1917 building in downtown Louisville, Georgia. The Historical Society maintains an exceptionally large collection of organized genealogy from Jefferson County families dating over one hundred years back.

(Submitted on December 14, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

3. Louisville Commercial Historic District (Wikipedia).

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.

Knights of Pythias Building Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 11, 2023

3. Knights of Pythias Building Cornerstone

(at bottom right corner of the front façade)
Erected 1917
Directors
R.L. Bethea, Pres.
M.A. Cox, Vice Pres.
O.B. Trammell
R.L. Bostick
H.E. Thompson
P.G. Price
W.E. Hudson

(Submitted on December 14, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Knights of Pythias Building (<i>currently houses the Jefferson County Historical Society Museum</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 11, 2023

4. Knights of Pythias Building (currently houses the Jefferson County Historical Society Museum)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 332 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 13, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.